Risk assessment of the application of a plasma jet in dermatology

Journal of Biomedical Optics

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2009, Pages

  Lademann, Juergen ^a   Richter, Heike ^a   Alborova, Alena ^a   Humme, Daniel ^a   Patzelt, Alexa ^a   Kramer, Axel ^b   Weltmann, Klaus Dieter ^c   Hartmann, Bernd ^d   Ottomann, Christian ^d   Fluhr, Joachim W ^a   Hinz, Peter ^b   Hübner, Georg ^b   Lademann, Olaf ^b  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

^c LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR PLASMA SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^d Burn Center   (Germany)

Author keywords

Emission spectra; Infections; Skin; Temperature; Ultraviolet radiation; Wound healing

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC WOUNDS; EMISSION SPECTRUMS; IN-VITRO; IN-VIVO; INFECTIONS; LIVING TISSUES; MATERIAL SURFACE; MINIMAL ERYTHEMA DOSE; PLASMA DISCHARGE; PLASMA SYSTEMS; POTENTIAL RISKS; THERMAL DAMAGE; WOUND HEALING;

CELL CULTURE; DERMATOLOGY; EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; PLASMA ACCELERATORS; PLASMA JETS; PLASMAS; RATING; RISK ASSESSMENT; TISSUE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ELECTRIC DISCHARGES;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DERMATOLOGY; ELECTROCOAGULATION; ERYTHEMA; FUNCTIONS OF THE SKIN AND ITS APPENDAGES; IN VITRO STUDY; METHODOLOGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SWINE;

ANIMALS; DERMATOLOGY; ELECTROCOAGULATION; ERYTHEMA; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SKIN PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; SWINE;

EID: 74049148902     PISSN: 10833668     EISSN: 15602281     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.3247156     Document Type: Article

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