The biomedical applications of plasma: A brief history of the development of a new field of research

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 36, Issue 4 PART 3, 2008, Pages 1612-1614

  Laroussi, Mounir ^a  

^a Old Dominion University   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmospheric pressure; Bacteria; Biomedical; Cold plasma; Electrical discharge; Eukaryote; Nonthermal plasma; Sterilization

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD THEORY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ELECTROMAGNETISM; HISTORY; IONIZATION OF GASES; MAGNETIC FIELDS; PLASMAS;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BACTERIA; BIO-MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; BIOMEDICAL; COLD PLASMA; ELECTRICAL DISCHARGE; EUKARYOTE; IONIZED GASES; NON-THERMAL; NON-THERMAL PLASMAS; NONTHERMAL PLASMA; PLASMA SCIENCE; STERILIZATION;

RESEARCH;

EID: 50249146189     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPS.2008.917167     Document Type: Article

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