Plasma Technology for Biomedical Applications

• Main Author: Martines, Emilio (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2020
• Subjects: History of engineering & technology; n/a; decontamination; plasma-treated water; tissue damage; regeneration; Escherichia coli; water treatment; kINPen; biofilm; dielectric barrier discharge; metamorphosis; non-thermal plasma; lymphocytes; low-current arc; keratinocytes; ultrastructure; tap water; bio-target; head and neck squamous cell carcinoma; infection; oxygen plasma; tadpoles; dentistry; apoptosis; fear-free dentistry; plasma-surface interaction; plasma medicine; macrophages; plasma-activated medium; reactive oxygen species; developmental plasticity; reactive species; atmospheric pressure plasma jet (APPJ); cold atmospheric plasmas; jet plasma; cold atmospheric plasma jet; bio-decontamination; atmospheric pressure plasma; cold argon plasma; RONS; plasma device; blood coagulation; mitochondria; antimicrobial activity; tooth whitening; cold atmospheric plasma (CAP); plasma; inductively-limited discharge
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There is growing interest in the use of physical plasmas (ionized gases) for biomedical applications, especially in the framework of so-called "plasma medicine", which exploits the action of low-power, atmospheric pressure plasmas for therapeutic purposes. Such plasmas are "cold plasm...