Focus on plasma medicine

New Journal of Physics

Volumn 11, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Morfill, G E ^a   Kong, M G ^b   Zimmermann, J L ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR EXTRATERRESTRISCHE PHYSIK   (Germany)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL RESISTANCE; BIOFLUIDS; CANCER THERAPY; CARRIER MEDIUM; CHEMICAL DESIGNS; CHRONIC WOUNDS; FOOD SAFETY; INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH; LIFE-SCIENCES; MEDICAL TREATMENT; NURSING HOMES; PERSONAL HYGIENE; PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS; PHYSICAL PROCESS; PLANT TISSUES; PLASMA PHYSICS; REACTIVE PLASMAS; SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY; STATE OF THE ART;

BACTERIOLOGY; CELL MEMBRANES; CYTOLOGY; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE; HOSPITALS; MAMMALS; NUCLEIC ACIDS; RESEARCH; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; SURFACE TREATMENT;

PLASMAS;

EID: 72049098816     PISSN: 13672630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1367-2630/11/11/115011     Document Type: Article

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