Plasma bioscience and its application to medicine
Abstract Nonthermal atmospheric pressure biocompatible plasma (NBP), alternatively called bio-cold plasma, is a partially ionized gas that consists of charged particles, neutral atoms and molecules, photons, an electric field, and heat. Recently, nonthermal plasma-based technology has been applied t...
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| author | Eun H. Choi Han S. Uhm Nagendra K. Kaushik |
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| description | Abstract Nonthermal atmospheric pressure biocompatible plasma (NBP), alternatively called bio-cold plasma, is a partially ionized gas that consists of charged particles, neutral atoms and molecules, photons, an electric field, and heat. Recently, nonthermal plasma-based technology has been applied to bioscience, medicine, agriculture, food processing, and safety. Various plasma device configurations and electrode layouts has fast-tracked plasma applications in the treatment of biological and material surfaces. The NBP action mechanism may be related to the synergy of plasma constituents, such as ultraviolet radiation or a reactive species. Recently, plasma has been used in the inactivation of viruses and resistant microbes, such as fungal cells, bacteria, spores, and biofilms made by microbes. It has also been used to heal wounds, coagulate blood, degrade pollutants, functionalize material surfaces, kill cancers, and for dental applications. This review provides an outline of NBP devices and their applications in bioscience and medicine. We also discuss the role of plasma-activated liquids in biological applications, such as cancer treatments and agriculture. The individual adaptation of plasma to meet specific medical requirements necessitates real-time monitoring of both the plasma performance and the target that is treated and will provide a new paradigm of plasma-based therapeutic clinical systems. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0aca273d335843b397f315ff4bd0ef272022-12-21T22:31:16ZengSpringerAAPPS Bulletin2309-47102021-04-0131113810.1007/s43673-021-00012-5Plasma bioscience and its application to medicineEun H. Choi0Han S. UhmNagendra K. Kaushik1Plasma Bioscience Research Center/Applied Plasma Medicine Center, Department of Electrical and Biological Physics, Kwangwoon UniversityPlasma Bioscience Research Center/Applied Plasma Medicine Center, Department of Electrical and Biological Physics, Kwangwoon UniversityAbstract Nonthermal atmospheric pressure biocompatible plasma (NBP), alternatively called bio-cold plasma, is a partially ionized gas that consists of charged particles, neutral atoms and molecules, photons, an electric field, and heat. Recently, nonthermal plasma-based technology has been applied to bioscience, medicine, agriculture, food processing, and safety. Various plasma device configurations and electrode layouts has fast-tracked plasma applications in the treatment of biological and material surfaces. The NBP action mechanism may be related to the synergy of plasma constituents, such as ultraviolet radiation or a reactive species. Recently, plasma has been used in the inactivation of viruses and resistant microbes, such as fungal cells, bacteria, spores, and biofilms made by microbes. It has also been used to heal wounds, coagulate blood, degrade pollutants, functionalize material surfaces, kill cancers, and for dental applications. This review provides an outline of NBP devices and their applications in bioscience and medicine. We also discuss the role of plasma-activated liquids in biological applications, such as cancer treatments and agriculture. The individual adaptation of plasma to meet specific medical requirements necessitates real-time monitoring of both the plasma performance and the target that is treated and will provide a new paradigm of plasma-based therapeutic clinical systems.https://doi.org/10.1007/s43673-021-00012-5Nonthermal plasmaBiocompatible gas plasmaPlasma medicineHealth and hygieneClinical trialsPlasma commercialization |
| spellingShingle | Eun H. Choi Han S. Uhm Nagendra K. Kaushik Plasma bioscience and its application to medicine AAPPS Bulletin Nonthermal plasma Biocompatible gas plasma Plasma medicine Health and hygiene Clinical trials Plasma commercialization |
| title | Plasma bioscience and its application to medicine |
| title_full | Plasma bioscience and its application to medicine |
| title_fullStr | Plasma bioscience and its application to medicine |
| title_full_unstemmed | Plasma bioscience and its application to medicine |
| title_short | Plasma bioscience and its application to medicine |
| title_sort | plasma bioscience and its application to medicine |
| topic | Nonthermal plasma Biocompatible gas plasma Plasma medicine Health and hygiene Clinical trials Plasma commercialization |
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