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selective absorption

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selective absorption [si′lek·tiv ab′sȯrp·shən]
(electromagnetism)
A greater absorption of electromagnetic radiation at some wavelengths (or frequencies) than at others.


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Asahi Kasei Kuraray Medical is the world's leading producer of devices and systems for therapeutic apheresis, including the Plasmaflo hollow-fiber separator for plasmapheresis and the Immusorba plasma component absorption column, utilizing its leading technologies of membrane separation and selective absorption.
If the tattoo is multicolored, it would require exposure to lasers of several different wavelengths because of the selective absorption characteristics of a particular color.
Melanin is the natural chromophore for targeting hair follicles in the visible to near-infrared region, Lasers or light sources that operate in the red or near-infrared wavelength region lie in an optical window of the spectrum in which selective absorption by melanin is combined with deep penetration into the dermis.
 
 
 
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