Title :
Risk assessment of a plasma device for therapeutic use in dermatology
Author :
Baldus, Sabrina ; Bibinov, Nikita ; Suschek, Christoph ; Awakowicz, Peter
Author_Institution :
Inst. for Electr. Eng. & Plasma Technol. (AEPT), Ruhr Univ. Bochum, Bochum, Germany
Abstract :
Therapeutic use in dermatology of plasma devices is a relevant topic in ongoing research. These devices are operated at atmospheric pressure in ambient air or other gases for the treatment of skin diseases or disinfection of skin surface. Due to the fact that the interaction of plasma with human skin is not fully understood, further research is needed to make sure that there is no damage done to the human body by plasma treatment.
Keywords :
diseases; patient treatment; plasma applications; skin; dermatology; human skin; plasma device; plasma interaction; plasma treatment; risk assessment; skin disease treatment; skin surface disinfection; therapeutic use; Educational institutions; Humans; Oxidation; Plasma devices; Skin; Surface treatment;
Conference_Titel :
Plasma Science (ICOPS), 2012 Abstracts IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Edinburgh
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-2127-4
Electronic_ISBN :
0730-9244
DOI :
10.1109/PLASMA.2012.6383700
