Plasma medical science /

Plasma medical science / edited by Shinya Toyokuni, Yuzuru Ikehara, Fumitaka Kikkawa, Masaru Hori. - 1 online resource : illustrations

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Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; List of Contributors; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter General Introduction; Chapter 2 -- Physical and Chemical Basis of Nonthermal Plasma; Chapter 2.1 Introduction; 2.1.1 -- Preface; 2.1.2 -- Physical Basis of NTP; 2.1.3 -- Background to the Hazards of Physical Stress; 2.1.4 -- How to Measure the Strength of NTP Stress; References; Chapter 2.2 Atmospheric-Pressure Plasma Sources for Plasma Medicine Yuichi Setsuhara, Giichiro Uchida, Kosuke Takenaka Jo ... ; 2.2.1 -- Introduction; 2.2.2 -- Fundamentals of Atmospheric-Pressure Plasma Generation. 2.2.3 -- Categories of Plasma Sources in Terms of Irradiation Schemes for Biomedical Applications2.2.4 -- Plasma Sources for Plasma-Jet Type; 2.2.5 -- Plasma Sources for Plasma-Effluent Downstream Type; References; Chapter 2.3 Active Laser Spectroscopy; 2.3.1 -- Introduction; 2.3.2 -- Fundamentals of Laser-Induced Fluorescence (LIF); 2.3.3 -- Humidity Distribution; 2.3.4 -- Correlation Between Reactive Species Densities and Cell Deactivation Rate; 2.3.5 -- Reactive Species Densities in APPJ; References; Chapter 2.4 Optical Diagnostics of Atmospheric Pressure Plasma; 2.4.1 -- Absorption Spectroscopy. 2.5.1 -- Introduction2.5.2 -- Displacement Current and Conduction Current Defined Using Maxwell's Equations; 2.5.3 -- Relationship Between Power and the Poynting Vector; 2.5.4 -- Measurements of the Current and Voltage; References; Chapter 2.6 Plasma chemistry of reactive species in gaseous phase; 2.6.1 -- Introduction; 2.6.2 -- Fluid Mechanics-Air Entrainment in the Effluent; 2.6.3 -- Energy Dissipation Mechanisms; 2.6.4 -- Electric Field and Current Phenomena; 2.6.5 -- Overview of Gaseous Reactions-O, N, OH, and NO Generation; 2.6.6 -- Conclusion; References. Chapter 2.7 Production control of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species2.7.1 -- Introduction; 2.7.2 -- Control of Rons Production by a Low-Frequency Plasma Jet With a Shielding Gas Flow; 2.7.3 -- Control of Rons Production by a Low-Frequency Plasma Jet With/Without Contact to the Liquid Surface; 2.7.4 -- A Large Amount of RNS Production by a High-Frequency Plasma Jet with High Plasma Density; 2.7.5 -- Conclusions; References; Chapter 2.8 Plasma-Liquid and Plasma-Biological Matter Interactions; 2.8.1 -- Introduction; 2.8.2 -- Chemistry-Basics of Reactive Species. 2.8.3 -- Methods for Detecting Aqueous Reactive Species.

Plasma Medical Science describes the progress that has been made in the field over the past five years, illustrating what readers must know to be successful. As non-thermal, atmospheric pressure plasma has been applied for a wide variety of medical fields, including wound healing, blood coagulation, and cancer therapy, this book is a timely resource on the topics discussed.

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Low temperature plasmas--Therapeutic use.
HEALTH & FITNESS--Holism.
HEALTH & FITNESS--Reference.
MEDICAL--Alternative Medicine.
MEDICAL--Atlases.
MEDICAL--Essays.
MEDICAL--Family & General Practice.
MEDICAL--Holistic Medicine.
MEDICAL--Osteopathy.


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