Cold Atmospheric Plasma: Methods of production and application in dentistry and oncology

Medical Gas Research

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Hoffmann, Clotilde ^a   Berganza, Carlos ^a   Zhang, John ^a  

^a LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Cold Atmospheric Plasma; Dentistry; Necrosis; Oncology; Reactive Oxidative Species; Senescence

Indexed keywords

GOLD NANOPARTICLE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

APOPTOSIS; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE PLASMA JET; CANCER CELL; CANCER THERAPY; CELL AGING; COLD ATMOSPHERIC PLASMA; DENTAL PROCEDURE; DIELECTRIC BARRIER DISCHARGE; GAS; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; INVESTIGATIVE PROCEDURES; NEOPLASM; NONHUMAN; PLASMA NEEDLE; PLASMA PENCIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPARATIVE DENTISTRY; REVIEW; SURFACE CHARGE; TOOTH WHITENING; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 84981763332     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20459912     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2045-9912-3-21     Document Type: Review

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