Plasma Medicine at the Intersection of Non-thermal Physical Plasma Chemistry and Biology
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Applied Physics General".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 March 2021) | Viewed by 2817
Special Issue Editors
Interests: non-thermal plasma (NTP) devices for biomedical applications; NTP dose; NTP chemistry; NTP immunotherapy; NTP for cancer treatment; immunogenic cell death; NTP disinfection; anti-viral effects of NTP; safety of NTP
Interests: human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) latency; HIV-1 treatment and eradication strategies; immunotherapy; non-thermal plasma (NTP); development of NTP devices for biomedical applications; safety and efficacy of NTP-based interventions for infections by human pathogens
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Plasma Medicine, which describes the use of non-thermal plasma for treatment of human diseases, has moved beyond the laboratory into clinical trials of promising biomedical applications of plasma and the approval of a small number of plasma-generating devices for clinical use. Biomedical applications of plasma rely heavily on interactions between the biological targets of treatment and chemical species produced by plasma, including reactive oxygen and nitrogen species (RONS). While several research groups are investigating the effects of plasma-generated RONS on cells and tissues, cause-effect relationships have not yet been established. This issue invites submissions that feature multi-disciplinary research spanning basic science, translational research, and clinical studies. Featured studies will address important gaps in our knowledge regarding key factors that influence the desired clinical outcomes, including the mechanism(s) of action that underlie biomedical plasma applications and the definition of a plasma dose that results in efficacy and acceptable safety.
Dr. Vandana Miller
Dr. Fred Krebs
Guest Editors
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