[Jerusalem Post] Judy Siegel - A team of applied physicists at Tel Aviv University led by Prof. Abraham Katzir have developed an efficient and safe way to close incisions. Katzir and his team use a technique called "laser welding" in which biological glue is smeared on the two sides of the incision. Then a laser warms it at the correct temperature to create a hard "shell" that protects the wound and allows it to heal. They use a temperature-controlled carbon dioxide laser and special silver halide optical fibers to prevent overheating and burns.
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