• DocumentCode
    731375
  • Title

    Investigation of antibacterial efficacy of a plasma gun source for endodontic applications

  • Author

    Boselli, Marco ; Cavrini, Francesca ; Colombo, Vittorio ; Gherardi, Matteo ; Laurita, Romolo ; Liguori, Anna ; Simoncelli, Emanuele ; Stancampiano, Augusto

  • Author_Institution
    Alma Mater Studiorum, Univ. di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
  • fYear
    2015
  • fDate
    24-28 May 2015
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    1
  • Abstract
    Atmospheric pressure non-equilibrium plasma sources able of propagating plasma through dielectric capillaries over distances of tens of centimeters (Plasma Guns) are raising great interest for their potential in a wide range of biomedical applications1.
  • Keywords
    antibacterial activity; biomedical engineering; plasma applications; plasma guns; antibacterial efficacy; atmospheric pressure non-equilibrium plasma sources; dielectric capillaries; endodontic applications; plasma gun source; Antibacterial activity; Decontamination; Dentistry; Irrigation; Microorganisms; Plasma sources;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Plasma Sciences (ICOPS), 2015 IEEE International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Antalya
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/PLASMA.2015.7179903
  • Filename
    7179903