On the history of plasma treatment and comparison of microbiostatic efficacy of a historical high-frequency plasma device with two modern devices

• Main Authors: Napp, Judith (Author), Daeschlein, Georg (Author), Napp, Matthias (Author), von Podewils, Sebastian (Author), Gümbel, Denis (Author), Spitzmueller, Romy (Author), Fornaciari, Paolo (Author), Hinz, Peter (Author), Jünger, Michael (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: German Medical Science GMS Publishing House, 2015-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Cold atmospheric pressure plasma (CAP) with its many bioactive properties has defined a new medical field: the plasma medicine. However, in the related form of high-frequency therapy, CAP was even used briefly a century ago. The aim of this study was to review historic CAP treatments and...