@article{08eef199063748cb94c4b7bd8d920216,
title = "Prospects for a novel ultrashort pulsed laser technology for pathogen inactivation",
abstract = "The threat of emerging pathogens and microbial drug resistance has spurred tremendous efforts to develop new and more effective antimicrobial strategies. Recently, a novel ultrashort pulsed (USP) laser technology has been developed that enables efficient and chemical-free inactivation of a wide spectrum of viral and bacterial pathogens. Such a technology circumvents the need to introduce potentially toxic chemicals and could permit safe and environmentally friendly pathogen reduction, with a multitude of possible applications including the sterilization of pharmaceuticals and blood products, and the generation of attenuated or inactivated vaccines.",
author = "Tsen, {Shaw Wei D.} and Wu, {Tzyy Choou} and Kiang, {Juliann G.} and Tsen, {Kong Thon}",
note = "Funding Information: The authors would like to thank Stuart M. Lindsay, Sara Vaiana, Chien-Fu Hung, Karen Kibler and Bert Jacobs for their contributions to this line of research. The research was funded by the National Science Foundation. The opinions or assertions contained herein are the private views of the authors and are not to be construed as official or reflecting the views of the Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, or the U.S. Department of Defense.",
year = "2012",
doi = "10.1186/1423-0127-19-62",
language = "English",
volume = "19",
journal = "Journal of Biomedical Science",
issn = "1021-7770",
number = "1",
}