Tumoral and normal cells treatment with high-voltage pulsed cold atmospheric plasma jets

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 38, Issue 8 PART 2, 2010, Pages 1949-1955

  Georgescu, Nicolae ^a   Lupu, Andreea Roxana ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR LASER   (Romania)

Author keywords

Cells apoptosis; cold atmospheric plasma jets; pulsed high voltage

Indexed keywords

APOPTOSIS; COLD ATMOSPHERIC PLASMAS; EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS; HELIUM PLASMAS; HIGH-VOLTAGES; MACROPHAGE CELLS; PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS; PLASMA TREATMENT; PULSED HIGH VOLTAGE; TUMORAL CELLS;

CELL DEATH; HELIUM; MACROPHAGES; OXYGEN; PLASMA ACCELERATORS; PLASMA APPLICATIONS; PLASMA JETS;

PLASMAS;

EID: 77955655869     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPS.2010.2041075     Document Type: Conference Paper

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