Laser quartz-halogen lamp

Photothermal sensitization has been mentioned briefly with regard to nickel(II) octabutoxy-naphthalocyanine (Section 9.22.10.1). A similar phenomenon has been observed with copper(II) haematoporphyrin ((1), Cu for 2H).196 This substance is accumulated by amelanotic melanoma cells. When the impregnated cells were subjected to light from a quartz-halogen lamp cell survival was not affected (i.e., no PDT effect), but intense pulsed laser irradiation (532 nm, Q-switched... 

Operationally, the optical components used in turbidimeters and nephelometers are similar to those used in fluorometers or photometers. For example, the light sources commonly used are quartz halogen lamps, xenon lamps, and lasers. He-Ne lasers, which operate at 633 nm, have typically been used for light-scattering applications, such as nephelometric immunoassays and particle size and shape determinations. The laser beam is used specifically in some nephelometers because of its high intensity in addition, the coherent nature of laser light makes it ideally suited for nephelometric applications. 

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