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High Repetitive Pulsed Streamer Discharges in Water, Their Induced Shock Waves and Medical Applications

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Medical, industrial, and environmental applications of pulsed power technology have been developing rapidly in many fields including bioelectrics for cancer treatment and induction of apoptosis; treatment of exhaust gases; sterilization of microorganism; removal of biological wastes; fragmentation of rocks; recycling of concrete and electrical appliances; and surface treatments of material[1]. The application of electric fields with a short pulse width allows direct interaction with biological cells substructure without heating the tissue[2], which suggests interesting comparison and/or combination with shock waves for medical applications. The breakdown phenomena in liquids have been studied for a long time, in particular for its relation to electrical insulation.

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  1. Bioelectrics Research Center New Frontier Sciences, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, 860-8555, Japan

    S. H. R. Hosseini & H. Akiyama

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Hosseini, S.H.R., Akiyama, H. (2012). High Repetitive Pulsed Streamer Discharges in Water, Their Induced Shock Waves and Medical Applications. In: Kontis, K. (eds) 28th International Symposium on Shock Waves. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-25685-1_127

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