Plasma medicine : applications of low-temperature gas plasmas in medicine and biology / edited by M. Laroussi [and others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Laroussi, M. (Mounir), 1955- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medical microbiology.

Low temperature plasmas.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 346 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The introduction of low temperature plasma technology to medical research and to the healthcare arena in general is set to revolutionise the way we cure diseases. This innovative medium offers a valid and advantageous replacement of traditional chemical-based medications. Its application in the inactivation of pathogens in particular, avoids the recurrent problem of drug resistant microorganisms. This is the first book dedicated exclusively to the emerging interdisciplinary field of plasma medicine. The opening chapters discuss plasmas and plasma chemistry, the fundamentals of non-equilibrium plasmas and cell biology. The rest of the book is dedicated to current applications, illustrating a plasma-based approach to wound healing, electrosurgery, cancer treatment and even dentistry. The text provides a clear and integrated introduction to plasma technology and has been devised to answer the needs of researchers from different communities. It will appeal to graduate students and physicists, engineers, biologists, medical doctors and biochemists.

Contents:

Fundamentals of non-equilibrium plasmas / M. Kushner and M. Kong

Non-equilibrium plasma sources / M. Laroussi and M. Kong

Basic cell biology / L.H. Greene and G. Shama

Contamination / G. Shama and B. Ahlfeld

Common healthcare challenges / G. Isbary and W. Stolz

Plasma decontamination of surfaces / M. Kong and M. Laroussi

Plasma decontamination of gases and liquids / A. Fridman

Plasma-cell interaction : prokaryotes / M. Laroussi and M. Kong

Plasma-cell interaction : eukaryotes / G. Isbary, W. Stold, and G. Morfill

Plasma-based wound healing / G. Isbary, W. Stold, and G. Morfill

Plasma ablation, coagulation, and dentistry / S. Kalghatgi

Dental applications / G. McCombs, M. Darby, and M. Laroussi.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-107-22748-8

1-139-41132-2

0-511-90259-X

1-280-68292-2

9786613659866

1-139-42268-5

1-139-41966-8

1-139-42171-9

1-139-41761-4

1-139-42375-4

OCLC:

794663490