Full Description
Plasma medicine uses non-equilibrium plasmas generated under atmospheric-pressure conditions. Therapeutical plasmas can stimulate tissue regeneration or inactivate cancer cells. This book reviews the interrelation between plasma chemistry and biochemistry complemented by discussion of the ways plasmas inactivate various pathogens. Focus is on the plasma effects on mammalian cells, subsequent consequences for cell-biological processes, and plasma applicability specific medical therapies. Contributions illustrate the ways cold atmospheric-pressure plasma can be used as a controllable source of redox-active species and as a useful tool for research in redox biology.
Key Features
Summarizes plasma chemistry, biochemistry, and microbiology
Documents the ways plasmas interact with lipids, membranes, and cells
Reviews therapeutic uses of plasmas in medicine
Focuses on uses of plasmas as cancer treatment
Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction to redox biology in plasma medicine. Part I: Plasma chemistry, biochemistry, and microbiology. Chapter 2: Physical plasma as source of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species. Chapter 3: Plasma Chemistry in Aqueous Solutions. Chapter 4: Plasma Effects on Lipids and Proteins: Insights from Non-reactive Molecular Dynamics Simulations. Chapter 5: Amino acid, peptide, and protein modifications by plasma driven processes. Chapter 6: Hydrogels in plasma medicine. Chapter 7: Cold atmospheric pressure plasma: a novel approach for virus treatment through reactive oxygen and nitrogen species. Part II: Plasma cell biology and medical therapy. Chapter 8: The role of electric fields in plasma treatment of cells. Chapter 9: Reactive species and redox processes in medical gas plasma-promoted wound healing. Chapter 10: Plasma-induced immunogenic cancer cell death. Chapter 11: Anticancer vaccination approaches using plasma. Chapter 12: Plasma cancer treatment in combination with other physical modalities. Chapter 13: Oncological application of medically relevant plasma-treated liquids. Chapter 14: Model systems in plasma biomedicine. Chapter 15: Genotoxicity risk assessment of plasma exposure.
