Electrosurgical plasmas

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1728-1738

  Stalder, Kenneth R ^a   McMillen, Donald F ^a   Woloszko, Jean ^a  

^a ArthroCare Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); COLLAGEN; DISSOCIATION; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRODES; HYDROGEN; IONIZATION; PLASMAS; TISSUE; VAPORS;

ELECTROSURGICAL MEDICAL DEVICES; PLASMA CHEMISTRY; TISSUE REMOVAL; VAPOR LAYERS;

SURGICAL EQUIPMENT;

EID: 21044452182     PISSN: 00223727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/38/11/014     Document Type: Conference Paper

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