Mechanisms of Plasma Medicine: Coupling Plasma Physics, Biochemistry, and Biology

Mechanisms of Plasma Medicine: Coupling Plasma Physics, Biochemistry, and Biology

Low temperature plasma (LTP) has emerged in the last decade as a novel and promising therapy for wound and skin decontamination, promotion of wound healing, cancer remission, control of wound-resident multidrug resistant bacteria, and dental and cosmetic applications, among others. Progress has been...

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Published in:IEEE transactions on radiation and plasma medical sciences Vol. 1; no. 4; pp. 281 - 292
Main Author: Graves, David B.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: IEEE 01-07-2017
Subjects:
Biology
Cancer
Cancer treatment
infected tissue
low temperature plasma (LTPs)
Medical treatment
Physics
plasma medicine
Plasmas
pulsed electric fields (PEFs)
reactive oxygen and nitrogen species (RONS)
Tumors
wound healing
Wounds
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Summary:Low temperature plasma (LTP) has emerged in the last decade as a novel and promising therapy for wound and skin decontamination, promotion of wound healing, cancer remission, control of wound-resident multidrug resistant bacteria, and dental and cosmetic applications, among others. Progress has been rapid in developing clinically useful devices and many studies are underway worldwide. Mechanisms of plasma therapeutics are beginning to be understood but much remains to be explored. This review focuses on mechanisms coupling the physics and chemistry of LTPs to medically relevant biochemistry and biology.
ISSN:2469-7311
2469-7303
DOI:10.1109/TRPMS.2017.2710880