A tentative model for laser cutting of biological tissue is given. The model allows the estimation of the cut volume and of the temperature distribution in the tissue surrounding the cut, based on the assumption that all energy not removed by evaporation of tissue fluid is conducted into the adjacent tissue.

Topics
Laser beam machining, Laser cutting
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