Han Wu

High‐energy laser pulses used in laser angioplasty are challenging the laser cost, delivery system damage, efficiency, and laser catheter operating time. 355 nm nanosecond‐pulsed laser in burst mode has shown potentials in reducing the system complexity and selective ablation of tissues. In this paper, burst mode laser ablation of porcine subcutaneous fat and porcine aorta is investigated. A histopathological analysis demonstrates that porcine subcutaneous fat can be ablated at a rate of greater than 0.2 mm/s when the number of pulses per burst is 1500 (corresponding to a fluence of 0.12 mJ/mm²per pulse and 180 mJ/mm²per burst), and the temperature of tissue during lasing is lower than 45°C. The porcine aorta remains nearly unaffected at the same laser parameter, and the tissue temperature during lasing is lower than 35°C. It shows the feasibility of using a burst‐mode laser for selective ablation of tissue.

Disinfection eliminates pathogenic microorganisms and ensures a biosafe environment for human beings. The rapid spread of COVID-19 is challenging traditional disinfection methods in terms of reducing harmful side effects and conducting faster processes. Spraying large-scale chemical disinfectants is harmful to individuals and the environment, while UV lamp and light-emitting diode (LED) disinfection still requires a long exposure time due to the low irradiance and highly divergent beam characteristics. Given that a laser maintains a high irradiance over a long distance, we studied the effectiveness of lasers as a new disinfection method, and the results show the capability for ultrafast inactivation of SARS-CoV-2 virus with a 266 nm laser. This work confirms UV lasers as a good candidate for disinfection.

The process of ionizing normal saline induced by femtosecond laser is studied from the perspective of gas production rate and composition. When the repetition rate is less than 1000 Hz, each laser pulse independently generates ionization gas. At the same time, we discovered the inhibitory effect of meglumini diatrizoici on the ionization process and explained the reasons for this inhibition. Finally, the gas composition proved that the primary gas production mechanism of the femtosecond laser is the decomposition of water molecular, and the composition of the solution after the reaction proved the decomposition effect of the laser on meglumine.

In this paper, the commercial FEM software package Abaqus is used to investigate the effects of microgrooved cutting tools in high speed orthogonal cutting of AISI 1045 steel. Microgrooves are designed and fabricated on the rake face of cemented carbide (WC/Co) cutting inserts. A coupled Eulerian-Lagrangian (CEL) finite element model is developed based on Abaqus to solve the evolution of the cutting temperature, chip morphology, cutting force, and phase constitutes simultaneously. This model is validated by comparing the numerical results with the experimental data for orthogonal high speed cutting of AISI 1045 steel with various cutting conditions. In addition, this model is also validated by comparing with the experimental data of regular tool and microgrooved cutting tool under the cutting speed of 120m/min. This validated CEL FEM model is then utilized to investigate the effects of microgrooved cutting tools on the phase transformation, cutting force, cutting temperature, and chip morphology in high speed orthogonal cutting of AISI 1045. The effects of microgroove width, edge distance (the distance from cutting edge to the first microgroove), and microgroove depth are examined and assessed in terms of cutting force, cutting temperature, chip morphology, and phase transformation. It is found that this CEL FEM model can capture the essential features of orthogonal high speed cutting of AISI 1045 using microgrooved cutting tools. It is also concluded that microgrooved cutting tools can not effectively reduce the cutting force in high speed machining, which is contrary to the conclusion obtained for low speed machining in previous research. However, microgrooves on the rake face have influence on the austenite percentage in the chip near the rake face. This research provides insightful guidance for optimizing the cutting performance in terms of cutting temperature, cutting force, chip morphology, and phase transformation in high speed machining of AISI 1045 steel.