Abstract:Successful removal of cholesterol ester which is specifically accumulated in the arteriosclerotic region on the arterial walls was achieved by the exposure of5.75tm-infraredfree-electron-1asers (FEL) which is absorbed by C=O stretching vibrations of ester. In this study, chemical bond-changes and decrease in amount of cholesteryl oleate in IRFEL photodynamic processes were examined by Fourier transform infrared microspectroscopy (FT-IR). Wefound that the exposure of 5.75tm-FELs induces not only dissociation of… Show more
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