Plasma applications in medicine with a special focus on dermatology

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-11

  Heinlin, J ^a   Isbary, G ^b   Stolz, W ^b   Morfill, G ^c   Landthaler, M ^a   Shimizu, T ^c   Steffes, B ^c   Nosenko, T ^c   Zimmermann, J L ^c   Karrer, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^b Klinikum Schwabing   (Germany)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR EXTRATERRESTRISCHE PHYSIK   (Germany)

Author keywords

chronic wounds; cold atmospheric plasmas; disinfection; infected ulcers; infection; microbiology; plasma medicine; sterilization

Indexed keywords

ION;

ATOM; CATALYSIS; DISINFECTION; ELECTRON; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; OPTICAL RESOLUTION; PHOTON; PLASMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION STERILIZATION; REVIEW; SKIN DISEASE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WOUND HEALING;

DERMATOLOGY; HUMANS; PLASMA GASES;

EID: 77956699042     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2010.03702.x     Document Type: Review

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