# Vaporization of perfluorocarbon droplets using optical irradiation

- Title: Vaporization of perfluorocarbon droplets using optical irradiation
- Authors: Eric Strohm; Min Rui; Ivan Gorelikov; Naomi Matsuura; Michael Kolios
- Year: 2011
- DOI: 10.1364/BOE.2.001432
- arXiv ID/URL: Not yet checked
- Source URL: https://doi.org/10.1364/BOE.2.001432
- Record type: journal-article
- Date searched: 2026-10-14
- Record origin: Existing project citation
- Evidence level: E: Europe PMC indexed abstract
- Access status: Metadata and abstract evidence; full-text access not verified.
- Lesson mapping: Chapter 2

## Two-sentence summary

Optically absorbing nanoparticles enable laser vaporization of weakly infrared-absorbing PFC droplets.
A 1064 nm laser activated PbS-loaded droplets, with optical, acoustic, and photoacoustic confirmation.

## Provenance

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Venue: Biomedical Optics Express

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## Applicability and gaps

The formulation uses micron-scale droplets and silica-coated PbS. The observed fluence cannot be transferred to an unspecified nanoscale inclusion.

## Merged discovery url_1852d12c20d3da0a.md

- https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3114212/

## Merged discovery url_75e0a6c8f3ee6859.md

- https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/8e07/cee1b1a496660b00d3cb46a35f1661ea4de0.pdf

## Evidence review

- Date read: 2026-10-18
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