Effects of non-thermal plasma on mammalian cells.

Thermal plasmas and lasers have been widely used in medicine to cut, ablate and cauterize tissues through heating; in contrast, non-thermal plasma produces no heat, so its effects can be selective. In order to exploit the potential for clinical applications, including wound healing, sterilization, b...

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Main Authors: Sameer Kalghatgi, Crystal M Kelly, Ekaterina Cerchar, Behzad Torabi, Oleg Alekseev, Alexander Fridman, Gary Friedman, Jane Azizkhan-Clifford
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3025030?pdf=render