In vivo skin treatment using two portable plasma devices: Comparison of a direct and an indirect cold atmospheric plasma treatment

Clinical Plasma Medicine

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 35-39

  Li, Y F ^a   Taylor, D ^b   Zimmermann, J L ^a   Bunk, W ^a   Monetti, R ^a   Isbary, G ^c   Boxhammer, V ^a,d   Schmidt, H U ^c   Shimizu, T ^a   Thomas, H M ^a   Morfill, G E ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR EXTRATERRESTRISCHE PHYSIK   (Germany)

^b UNILEVER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^c Klinikum Schwabing   (Germany)

^d TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cold atmospheric plasma; Domestic hygiene; Plasma health care; Plasma medicine; Skin disinfection

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL LOAD; BEAM THERAPY; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COLD ATMOSPHERIC PLASMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRODE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IN VIVO STUDY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LASER; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PORTABLE EQUIPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKIN DECONTAMINATION; SKIN FLORA; TREATMENT DURATION;

EID: 84888879184     PISSN: 22128166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cpme.2013.09.001     Document Type: Article

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