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. 2014 Jun 15;9(12):1180-2.
doi: 10.4103/1673-5374.135323.

Roles of reinforced nerve conduits and low-level laser phototherapy for long gap peripheral nerve repair

Bai-Shuan Liu  1 , Tsung-Bin Huang  2 , Shiuh-Chuan Chan  3
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Roles of reinforced nerve conduits and low-level laser phototherapy for long gap peripheral nerve repair

Bai-Shuan Liu et al. Neural Regen Res. .
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Figure 1
Figure 1
Smacrograph and scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the genipin-crosslinked gelatin annexed with tricalcium phosphate (GGT) conduit. (A) The GGT conduit was a hollow tube with a dark bluish appearance. (B) SEM cross-sectional image of the GGT conduit shows that the conduit was concentric and round with a rough compact outer wall surface and a smooth inner lumen.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Transected nerve was subjected to a large-area irradiated therapy with the 660-nm aluminum-gallium-indium phosphide (AlGaInP) low-level laser (A) or a transcutaneous trigger point therapy with the 660-nm gallium aluminum arsenide phosphide (GaAlAsP) low-level laser (B). The diode laser (Megalas®-AM-800, Konftec Co., Taipei, Taiwan, China) used in (A) is a compact multi-cluster laser system for area therapy. It has twenty AlGaInP laser diodes (output power, 50 mW) emitting a continuous 660 nm AlGaInP laser beam capable of irradiating an area of about 314 cm2. The diode laser (Aculas-AM-100A, Konftec Co.,) used in (B) is a multi-channel LLL system designed for trigger point therapy. This device has five GaAlAsP laser diodes directly taped to the trigger point, with no risk of laser leakage. When set to continuous mode, the laser emits a wavelength of 660 nm at a power of 50 mW with a beam area of 0.1 cm2.
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