Title :
Non-equilibrium nanoscale nanosecond plasma discharge in liquid for biomedic al applications
Author :
Alamia, John A. ; Friedman, Gennady ; Narang, Prineha ; Starikovskiy, Andrey
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Drexel Univ., Philadelphia, PA, USA
Abstract :
Generation of plasma in liquid phase and at liquid interfaces has been previously restricted to thermal plasma for a variety of applications. The new and emerging field of plasma medicine provides a clear demand for development of non-thermal plasma for generation in liquid phase and at liquid interfaces. Primary application of such plasma includes sterilization applications for prosthetic implants related both to generation of reactive oxygen species as well as activation of antibiotics contained within the polymerized surfaces of the implants.
Keywords :
corona; discharges (electric); plasma applications; prosthetics; sterilisation (microbiological); antibiotics; biomedical applications; carbon nano-tubes; non-equilibrium corona; non-equilibrium nanoscale nanosecond plasma discharge; polymerized surfaces; prosthetic implants; reactive oxygen; thermal plasma; Application software; Biomedical engineering; Conductivity; Corona; Implants; Nuclear and plasma sciences; Plasma applications; Plasma materials processing; Power engineering and energy; USA Councils;
Conference_Titel :
Plasma Science, 2010 Abstracts IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Norfolk, VA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5474-7
Electronic_ISBN :
0730-9244
DOI :
10.1109/PLASMA.2010.5534016
