In vitro activity of atmospheric pressure plasma jet (APPJ) plasma against clinical isolates of Demodex folliculorum

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 38, Issue 10 PART 2, 2010, Pages 2969-2973

  Daeschlein, Georg ^a   Scholz, Sebastian ^a   Arnold, Andreas ^a   Von Woedtke, Thomas ^b   Kindel, Eckhard ^b   Niggemeier, Maria ^a   Weltmann, Klaus Dieter ^b   Jünger, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

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

Author keywords

Demodex folliculorum; folliculitis; plasma inactivation; skin infection

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE PLASMA JETS; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE PLASMAS; CLINICAL ISOLATES; DEMODEX FOLLICULORUM; EX-VIVO; EXPOSURE-TIME; FOLLICULITIS; FUNGAL PATHOGEN; HIGH EFFICACY; IN-VITRO; LOW TEMPERATURE PLASMAS; LOW TEMPERATURES; NEW APPROACHES; ROSACEA; SKIN INFECTION;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; ATMOSPHERICS; PLASMA ACCELERATORS; PLASMA JETS; PLASMA SOURCES;

DISEASES;

EID: 77957891077     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPS.2010.2061870     Document Type: Article

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