Nonthermal Plasma Jet for Biomedical Applications

Abstract

Low-temperature plasma has been successfully used in medicine for last 15 years. Cure of purulent wounds by means of discharge plasma with low gas temperature is a new method of medical drug-free treatment. A result of investigation of atmospheric pressure helium plasma-jet excited by capacitive discharges at various method of excitation is presented. Homogenous discharge of plasma jet and 34∘C of gas temperature at helium flow 0.5L/min was achieved at short pulsed voltage excitation.


Keywords: plasma jet, nonthermal plasma, medical drug-free treatment, inactivation, pathogens

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