Benefits of applying low-temperature plasma treatment to wound care and hemostasis from the viewpoints of physics and pathology

Over the last decade, low-temperature plasma (LTP) technology has reached the life sciences and introduced the benefits of using such technology at atmospheric pressure for medical applications. The active elements from LTP, such as reactive molecular species, charged particles and photons, appear t...

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Published inJournal of physics. D, Applied physics Vol. 50; no. 50; pp. 503001 - 503011
Main Authors Shimizu, Tetsuji, Ikehara, Yuzuru
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published IOP Publishing 20.12.2017
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hemostasis
low-temperature plasma treatment
pathophysiology
wound care
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Summary:Over the last decade, low-temperature plasma (LTP) technology has reached the life sciences and introduced the benefits of using such technology at atmospheric pressure for medical applications. The active elements from LTP, such as reactive molecular species, charged particles and photons, appear to react with biomolecules on wounds and at bleeding points. This action by LTP might be analogous with semiconductor fabrication techniques such as etching and surface modification. From this perspective, we discuss the general aspects and principles of LTP devices used at atmospheric pressure in wound care and hemostasis as an interdisciplinary fusion of applied physics and pathology.
Bibliography:JPhysD-113475.R2
ISSN:0022-3727
1361-6463
DOI:10.1088/1361-6463/aa945e