Journal article
Blood Coagulation and Living Tissue Sterilization by Floating-Electrode Dielectric Barrier Discharge in Air
Plasma chemistry and plasma processing, v 26(4), pp 425-442
Aug 2006
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Abstract
Thermal plasma discharges have been widely used in the past for treatment of living human and animal tissue. However, extensive thermal damage and tissue desiccation occurs due to extreme temperatures. Some solutions have been offered where the temperature is lowered by short current pulses, addition of noble gases, or significant decrease in the size of treatment electrodes. We propose a method of direct treatment of living tissue that occurs at room temperature and pressure without visible or microscopic tissue damage. The presented Floating-Electrode Dielectric Barrier Discharge plasma is proven electrically safe to human subjects and our results show no gross (visual) or histological (microscopic) damage to skin samples in minutes, complete tissue sterilization from skin flora in seconds, and blood clot formation in seconds of electric plasma treatment. We also observe significant hastening of blood clot formation via electric plasma induced catalysis of “natural” processes occurring in human blood. A model describing these processes is offered.
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- Title
- Blood Coagulation and Living Tissue Sterilization by Floating-Electrode Dielectric Barrier Discharge in Air
- Creators
- Gregory Fridman - Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering Drexel University 3141 Chestnut Street Philadelphia PA 19104 USAMarie Peddinghaus - Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Department, College of Medicine Drexel University 245 N. 15th Street MS #413 Philadelphia PA 19102 USAManjula Balasubramanian - Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Department, College of Medicine Drexel University 245 N. 15th Street MS #413 Philadelphia PA 19102 USAHalim Ayan - Department of Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics, College of Engineering Drexel University 3141 Chestnut Street Philadelphia PA 19104 USAAlexander Fridman - Department of Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics, College of Engineering Drexel University 3141 Chestnut Street Philadelphia PA 19104 USAAlexander Gutsol - Department of Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics, College of Engineering Drexel University 3141 Chestnut Street Philadelphia PA 19104 USAAri Brooks - Department of Surgery, College of Medicine Drexel University 245 N. 15th Street MS #413 Philadelphia PA 19102 USA
- Publication Details
- Plasma chemistry and plasma processing, v 26(4), pp 425-442
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers-Plenum Publishers; New York
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics; Surgery
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000239248600007
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-33746326812
- Other Identifier
- 991014878139404721
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- Engineering, Chemical
- Physics, Applied
- Physics, Fluids & Plasmas