Laser Spectroscopy and Ablation for Medical Interventions and Material Analysis
This community works on using laser-based spectroscopy and ablation techniques to analyze material composition and to treat calcified medical conditions. The research spans analytical chemistry, where lasers are used to identify elements in samples, and clinical medicine, where lasers are used to modify tissue or remove blockages.
The recurring work centers on laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) for detecting elemental composition in various matrices, including geological samples, industrial materials, and biological tissues. A significant portion of the literature addresses intravascular lithotripsy, a procedure using shockwaves to fracture calcified plaque in coronary arteries, often compared against rotational atherectomy or laser ablation. Other strands include the use of excimer and femtosecond lasers for corneal surgery and the application of optical coherence tomography for imaging. The element footprint reflects the laser media used, with yttrium and krypton appearing frequently due to their role in YAG and excimer laser systems, while lead and neodymium appear in contexts related to material analysis and laser gain media.
The largest share of the community's output is found in yttrium research, representing 1.8% of all yttrium research, and krypton research, representing 3.9% of all krypton research. Yttrium also has the highest paper count within this group, with 497 papers.
There are 9,324 papers in this community, published primarily in Spectrochimica Acta Part B: Atomic Spectroscopy, Journal of Refractive Surgery, and Applied Surface Science.
Recent work continues to focus on improving the precision of LIBS for quantifying elements in complex matrices and on clinical guidelines for treating calcified coronary lesions and glaucoma.
Papers behind this description
- Identification and quantitative detection of illegal additives in wheat flour based on near-infrared spectroscopy combined with chemometrics — Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, 2024 — doi:10.1016/j.saa.2024.124938
- Applications of laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy in industrial measurement and monitoring: Multi-technology combination — Applied Spectroscopy Reviews, 2024 — doi:10.1080/05704928.2024.2398196
- Rotational Atherectomy, Lithotripsy, or Laser for Calcified Coronary Stenosis — JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions, 2025 — doi:10.1016/j.jcin.2024.11.012
- SCAI Expert Consensus Statement on the Management of Calcified Coronary Lesions — Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions, 2024 — doi:10.1016/j.jscai.2023.101259
- Intravascular Lithotripsy for Treatment of Severely Calcified Coronary Artery Disease — Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 2020 — doi:10.1016/j.jacc.2020.09.603
- Application of laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) in environmental monitoring — Spectrochimica Acta Part B: Atomic Spectroscopy, 2021 — doi:10.1016/j.sab.2021.106218
- Laser-induced forward transfer based laser bioprinting in biomedical applications — Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2023 — doi:10.3389/fbioe.2023.1255782
- Lead Extraction and Mortality Among Patients With Cardiac Implanted Electronic Device Infection — JAMA Cardiology, 2023 — doi:10.1001/jamacardio.2023.3379
- Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy in Mineral Exploration and Ore Processing — Minerals, 2024 — doi:10.3390/min14070731
- A novel system for precise identification and explainability analysis based on multimodal learning combining laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy and laser-induced plasma acoustic signals — Talanta, 2025 — doi:10.1016/j.talanta.2025.128182
- Eco-Friendly Laser Ablation for Synthesis of Al-Ni Nanoparticles: Insights into Enhancing Glucose Biosensor Performance and Antibacterial Activity — Lasers in Manufacturing and Materials Processing, 2025 — doi:10.1007/s40516-025-00322-8
- Structural and optical comparison of ZnS and MgF2 thin films prepared by pulsed laser ablation in liquid (PLAL) and drop casting — Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, 2025 — doi:10.1007/s10854-025-16110-1
- Effect of laser energy on the properties of SnO:Cd nanoparticles synthesized via pulsed laser ablation in liquid — Russian Physics Journal, 2025 — doi:10.1007/s11182-025-03615-9
- From Fundamentals of Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy to Recent Advancements in Cancer Detection and Calcified Tissues Analysis: An Overview (2015–2025) — Molecules, 2025 — doi:10.3390/molecules30214176
- Rapid detection of kidney disease based on urine surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy and principal components analysis-support vector machine/random forests — Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, 2025 — doi:10.1016/j.saa.2025.126492