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Online ISSN : 1349-6603
Print ISSN : 0387-0200
ISSN-L : 0387-0200
31 巻, 12 号
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  • 鈴木-吉橋 幸子, 内藤 康秀, 石井 克典, 粟津 邦男
    2003 年 31 巻 12 号 p. 835-840
    発行日: 2003年
    公開日: 2006/02/03
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    Matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOFMS) is a powerful and robust tool for protein identification. We proposed a novel MALDI method (UV/FEL MALDI) based on simultaneous irradiation of a nitrogen laser (UV) and a free electron laser (FEL) to perform selective ionization, improving sensitivity and extending the upper limit of detectable molecular weight. Simultaneous exposure of UV and FEL showed some advantages over conventional MALDI cases. First, tuning FEL to an absorption wavelength of the matrix advanced the ionization efficiency. Second, multimers of keratin were observed up to approximately 900 kDa. These results suggest that UV/FEL-MALDI can be a more effective method for functional analysis of macromolecules and supramolecules of proteins than conventional used of MALDI.
  • 深見 裕子, 鈴木-吉橋 幸子, 粟津 邦男
    2003 年 31 巻 12 号 p. 841-848
    発行日: 2003年
    公開日: 2006/02/03
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    In order to estimate the optimum laser conditions for efficient dissociation of cholesterol ester in an arterio-sclerotic region of blood vessels, we have investigated the relationship between the laser parameters and cholesterol ester dissociation using a MIR free electron laser (FEL). In this study, cholesteryl oleate, a typical cholesterol ester found in arteriosclerotic regions, was irradiated with 5.75-μm-FELs, which is known to cause vibration of ester bonds. The following results were obtained. (1) Ester dissociation depended upon the absorption coefficient. The macropulse duration was shorter than the thermal relaxation time, showing that the ester bonds dissociated into carboxylic acid and cholesterol by macropulse-induced thermal effects without accompanying thermal diffusion. (2) Using a wavelength of 5.75 μm, the maximum ester dissociation ratio was achieved under the optimum laser conditions of a macropulse energy density greater than 0.4 J/cm2. (3) 5.75-μm-FEL was estimated to dissociate cholesterol ester under endothelial cells without thermal damage.
  • 橋新 裕一, 山本 政志
    2003 年 31 巻 12 号 p. 849-853
    発行日: 2003年
    公開日: 2006/02/03
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    In this paper, we examine the pressure level and the wave form, which is the sound produced when incising biological tissue using a TEA-CO2 laser and a Middle-Infrared Free Electron Laser (MIR-FEL). The laser induced-sound pressure level is measured using a transducer with sensitivity in the range of 20 Hz to 70 kHz. We investigated the characteristics of sounds produced by the incision of soft and hard biological tissue using a laser. Focusing on the surface of the gelatin sample (a soft tissue), specifically on the water content at the point of incision, we estimated the water content from the surface electrical resistance, and found that there is a clear correlation between with the sound pressure level and the water content. Furthermore, we studied the FEL induced-sound of a wavelength around 10 μm for a hard biological tissue (a bone). As for the induced-sound wave form, we discovered that it was different to the result by the wavelength. This research is discussed in terms of the development of a photo-acoustic monitoring system for a safe, reliable laser scalpel and laser coagulation device.
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