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Plasma Sources for Biomedical Applications

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This chapter introduces the reader to the physical characteristics of plasma in general and subsequently focuses on cold atmospheric plasma (CAP). This technological branch is especially important for biomedical applications. The technological perspective for generation of CAP by means of different gas discharge concepts and their applications is reviewed and concepts for their technical realization are introduced. Challenges and solutions associated with specific plasma source concepts are discussed. Currently available medical products with a broad scientific background are highlighted. Finally, the authors envision prospective technical solutions showcasing the broad bandwidth of plasma engineering.

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Acknowledgement

The authors Gerling and Weltmann thank the internal and external cooperation partners of the projects “Campus PlasmaMed I and II,” funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (13 N9779 and 13 N11188); “Plasmamedizinische Forschung—neue pharmazeutische und medizinische Anwendungsfelder,” funded by the Ministry for Research, Development and Culture of the State of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and the European Union by the European Social Fund (AU 11 038, ESF/IV-BM-B35-0010/13); “Entwicklung eines neuartigen Wundbehandlungssystems auf Basis von Plasmatechnologien und dem Einsatz flächiger textiler Plasmaquellen für den mobilen und stationären Einsatz—PlasmaWundTex,” funded by Zentrales Innovationsprogramm Mittelstand of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (KF2046509AK3); “Erweiterung der medizinischen Anwendungsmöglichkeiten kalter Atmosphärendruckplasmajets (MEDKAP),” funded by the German Ministry of Education; “Plasmamedizin—Anwendungsorientierte Grundlagenforschung zu physikalischem Plasma in der Medizin” funded by the Ministry of Education, Science and Culture of the State of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (grant: AU 15 001).

The author Helmke thanks all cooperation partners of the research group “BioLiP”, funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF, grant no. 13 N9089), the associated partners in the project “PlaStraKomb,” funded by the BMBF (grant no. PNT51501), the partners of the research group “Campus PlasmaMed II,” funded by the BMBF (grant no. 13 N11190), as well as the partners of the joint research project “WuPlaKo,” funded by the BMBF (grant no. 13GW0041D) and “KonchaWu,” funded by the Ministry of economics of the State of Niedersachsen and the European Regional Development Fund ERDF (grant no. ZW 3-85006987).

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  1. Application Center for Plasma und Photonics, Fraunhofer Institute for Surface Engineering and Thin Films IST, Göttingen, Germany

    Andreas Helmke

  2. Faculty of Natural Sciences and Technology, HAWK University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Göttingen, Germany

    Andreas Helmke

  3. Leibniz Institute for Plasma Science and Technology e.V., Greifswald, Germany

    Torsten Gerling & Klaus-Dieter Weltmann

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  2. Leibniz Institute for Plasma Science and Technology (INP Greifswald) and University Medicine Greifswald Institute for Hygiene and Environmental Medicine, Greifswald, Germany

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Helmke, A., Gerling, T., Weltmann, KD. (2018). Plasma Sources for Biomedical Applications. In: Metelmann, HR., von Woedtke, T., Weltmann, KD. (eds) Comprehensive Clinical Plasma Medicine. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-67627-2_2

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