Title :
The effects of a helium based RF microplasma with small additions of O2, Ar and N2 on plasmid DNA
Author :
Cox, L.J. ; Graham, William G. ; Sousa, J.S. ; O´Connell, D. ; Gans, Timo
Author_Institution :
Queen´´s Univ. Belfast, Belfast, UK
Abstract :
Study of the effects of microplasmas on living tissue has been prolific in recent years [1]. However, while there are many desirable outcomes of using such devices, on for example chronic wounds, in order to safely use these plasmas the long term effects must be considered.
Keywords :
DNA; argon; biological tissues; helium; molecular biophysics; nitrogen; oxygen; plasma applications; wounds; He; argon addition; chronic wounds; helium based RF microplasma; living tissue; nitrogen addition; oxygen addition; plasmid DNA; DNA; Educational institutions; Helium; Nitrogen; Plasmas; Radio frequency;
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.2012.6383713
