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Non-Thermal Dielectric Barrier Discharge Plasma Treatment of Endothelial Cells
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Non-Thermal Dielectric Barrier Discharge Plasma Treatment of Endothelial Cells

Sameer U. Kalghatgi, Gregory Fridman, Alexander Fridman, Gary Friedman, Alisa Morss Clyne and IEEE
2008 30TH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY, VOLS 1-8, v 2008, pp 3578-3581
01 Jan 2008
PMID: 19163482

Abstract

Engineering Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Electrical & Electronic Science & Technology Technology
Non-thermal dielectric barrier discharge plasma is now being widely developed for various medical applications such as skin sterilization, blood coagulation, induction of apoptosis in malignant tissues, and wound healing among others. In this paper, we investigate the toxicity of non-thermal plasma treatment on endothelial cells, which line all blood contacting surfaces in the body. Our initial results indicate that low power non-thermal plasma is relatively non-toxic to endothelial cells at short exposure times up to 30 s, while non-thermal plasma treatment at longer exposure times is cytotoxic. Non-thermal plasma at shorter exposure times may induce proliferation in the cells.

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