Potential effect of non-thermal plasma for the inhibition of scar formation: a preliminary report

• Published in: Scientific reports Vol. 10; no. 1; p. 1064
• Main Authors: Wang, Xiao-Feng, Fang, Qing-Qing, Jia, Bing, Hu, Yan-Yan, Wang, Zheng-Cai, Yan, Ke-ping, Yin, Sheng-Yong, Liu, Zhen, Tan, Wei-Qiang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 23.01.2020; Nature Publishing Group
• Subjects: 13; 13/51; 692/308/409; 692/699/4033; Collagen; Collagen (type I); Helium; Humanities and Social Sciences; multidisciplinary; Plasma; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Smad2 protein; Smad3 protein; Surgery; Transforming growth factor-b1; Wound healing

Non-thermal plasma (NTP) is a promising biomedical tool for application to wound healing. However, there is limited scientific evidence that confirms its efficacy to inhibit scar formation. This study aims to investigate the role of non-thermal plasma in scar formation. Two full-thickness dorsal cut...