Conference proceeding
Non-Equilibrium Dielectric Barrier Discharge Plasma Promoting Apoptotic Behavior in Melanoma Skin Cancer Cells
2007 IEEE 34th International Conference on Plasma Science (ICOPS), pp 272-272
Jun 2007
Abstract
Summary form only given. Initiation of programmed cell death, or apoptosis, is an important issue in cancer treatment as cancer cells frequently have acquired the ability to block apoptosis and thus are more resistant to chemotherapeutic drugs. Targeted and perhaps selective initiation of apoptosis in cancerous tissue is desirable for many reasons, ranging from the enhancement of or aid to current medical methods to problems currently lacking a solution, i.e. lung cancer. Inactivation (killing) of human Melanoma skin cancer cell lines in vitro by Floating Electrode Dielectric Barrier Discharge (FE-DBD) plasma was tested.
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- Title
- Non-Equilibrium Dielectric Barrier Discharge Plasma Promoting Apoptotic Behavior in Melanoma Skin Cancer Cells
- Creators
- Gregory Fridman - Drexel UniversitySameer Kalghatgi - Drexel UniversityAlexander Fridman - Drexel UniversityAlexander Gutsol - Drexel UniversityVictor Vasilets - Drexel UniversityGary Friedman - College of Engineering, Drexel U., Philadelphia, USARachel Sensenig - Drexel UniversityAlexey Shereshevsky - Drexel UniversityManjula Balasubramanian - Drexel UniversityMonica Jost - College of Medicine, Drexel U., Philadelphia, USAAri Brooks - Drexel University
- Publication Details
- 2007 IEEE 34th International Conference on Plasma Science (ICOPS), pp 272-272
- Publisher
- IEEE
- Resource Type
- Conference proceeding
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Electrical and Computer Engineering; Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics; Surgery
- Other Identifier
- 991019182758004721