Non-thermal plasma-More than five years of clinical experience

Clinical Plasma Medicine

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 19-23

  Isbary, G ^a   Zimmermann, J L ^b   Shimizu, T ^b   Li, Y F ^b   Morfill, G E ^b   Thomas, H M ^b   Steffes, B ^b   Heinlin, J ^c   Karrer, S ^c   Stolz, W ^a  

^a Klinikum Schwabing   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR EXTRATERRESTRISCHE PHYSIK   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chronic wounds; Clinical trial; Cold atmospheric plasma; Non thermal plasma; Plasma; Plasma medicine

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC WOUND; EX VIVO STUDY; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; PLASMA GAS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; SKIN DISEASE; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 84878378627     PISSN: 22128166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cpme.2012.11.001     Document Type: Article

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