Figure 3
The results of the efficacy of inactivation by using the SH of a CW or Q-switched pulsed YAG laser; (a) control plate for the CW YAG laser experiment, (b) inactivated plate subjected to 180 kJ/cm2 from a 532 nm CW YAG laser, and (c) the number of CFU on the control plate (192 ± 11 CFU) and treated plate (184 ± 13 CFU) after treatment with a 532 nm CW YAG laser. (d) Control plate of the 532 nm pulsed YAG laser, (e) inactivated plate subjected to 180 kJ/cm2 from a 532 nm pulsed YAG laser, and (f) the number of CFU on the control plate (182 ± 12 CFU) and treated plate (13 ± 2 CFU) after treatment with a 532 nm pulsed YAG laser.
