Understanding the Role of Plasma Bullet Currents in Heating Skin to Mitigate Risks of Thermal Damage Caused by Low-Temperature Atmospheric-Pressure Plasma Jets

Understanding the Role of Plasma Bullet Currents in Heating Skin to Mitigate Risks of Thermal Damage Caused by Low-Temperature Atmospheric-Pressure Plasma Jets

Low-temperature atmospheric-pressure plasma jets are generally considered a safe medical technology with no significant long-term side effects in clinical studies reported to date. However, there are studies emerging that show plasma jets can cause significant side effects in the form of skin burns...

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Main Authors: Shunya Hashimoto, Hideo Fukuhara, Endre J. Szili, Chiaki Kawada, Sung-Ha Hong, Yuta Matsumoto, Tatsuru Shirafuji, Masayuki Tsuda, Atsushi Kurabayashi, Mutsuo Furihata, Hiroshi Furuta, Akimitsu Hatta, Keiji Inoue, Jun-Seok Oh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-02-01
Series:Plasma
Subjects:
nonthermal atmospheric pressure plasma
helium plasma jet
bullet currents
joule heating
gas temperature
mouse skin
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2571-6182/6/1/9

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