Through introducing biodegradable magnesium nanoparticles (Mg-NPs) with excellent property in absorbing laser photon, this paper is dedicated to present a laser scanning based thermogaphic strategy for detecting the skin cancer. It aims at selectively enhancing the thermal responses of the target regions so as to distinguish the tumor from the normal tissues on the infrared images. The carried out three-dimensional simulations and conceptual experiments quantitatively demonstrated the feasibility of the present method in improving the sensitivity and targeting-ability (i.e., specificity) of the thermography. Further parametric studies on the thermal enhanced effects such as by varying the parameters of laser beam (i.e., laser power, action time, and moving frequency) and Mg-NPs (i.e., nanoparticle concentration) disclose more quantitative mechanisms for achieving a better output of the diagnosis. The results indicate the following facts: (1) The parameters could be selected to significantly improve the sensitivity of the thermal detection, such that the maximum temperature difference could even reach 2.31 °C; (2) for safety concern to human body, the default parameter setting (P = 1 W, Δt = 40 ms, f = 1 Hz, n = 0.02 mg/ml) can be a good choice and enhanced results can thus be easily detected; and (3) with the unique biodegradable merits, the Mg-NPs can be considered as an extremely useful agent for enhancing thermogaphy in identifying the early stage tumor.
Issue Section:
Research Papers
Keywords:
skin cancer,
infrared thermography,
laser scanning,
biodegradable nanoparticles,
magnesium nanoparticles
Topics:
Biological tissues,
Lasers,
Skin,
Tumors,
Laser beams,
Cancer,
Temperature,
Nanoparticles,
Biodegradation,
Photons,
Absorption
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