Table 2 Parameters of the quartz glass, air, PBS and individual skin layers used in the model.

From: Laser irradiation of human skin tissue after gold nanoparticles injection for thermal ablation processes – a combined experimental and numerical approach

  

Model I – data from literature

Model II – assumed values

Laser wavelength [nm]

Laser wavelength [nm]

λ=808

λ=980

λ=808

λ=980

P0

[W]

0.8

0.8

0.8

0.8

ncuv

[-]

1.4532

1.4507

1.4532

1.4507

nair

[-]

1.000275

1.00027423

1.000275

1.00027423

nPBS

[-]

1.3336

1.341536

1.3336

1.341536

nep

[-]

1.41737

1.379537

1.41737

1.379537

nder

[-]

1.38437

1.379537

1.38437

1.379537

µa ep

[1/m]

171.035

45.035

513.0

135.0

µa der

[1/m]

122.035

79.035

366.0

237.0

µs ep

[1/m]

3680.035

3060.035

3680.035

3060.035

µs der

[1/m]

2250.035

1860.035

2250.035

1860.035

Dep

[m]

0.0001

0.0001

0.0001

0.0001

Dder

[m]

0.003

0.003

0.003

0.003

  1. where:
  2. P0– laser power;
  3. n– refractive index;
  4. µa– absorption coefficient;
  5. µs– scattering coefficient;
  6. D– dimension of the layer (thickness);
  7. cuv– a quartz cuvette;
  8. der– dermis;
  9. ep– epidermis;
  10. PBS– Phosphate Buffered Saline.
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