Title :
High-Speed and Schlieren Imaging of a Low Power Inductively Coupled Plasma Source for Potential Biomedical Applications
Author :
Boselli, Marco ; Cavrini, Francesca ; Colombo, Vittorio ; Ghedini, Emanuele ; Gherardi, Matteo ; Laurita, Romolo ; Liguori, Anna ; Sanibondi, Paolo ; Stancampiano, Augusto
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Ind. Eng., Univ. di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
Abstract :
High-speed and Schlieren imaging have been used to visualize ignition transients, discharge behavior and flow fields of a plasma device integrating a low-power inductively coupled plasma torch, generating a high temperature thermal plasma, with a quenching device, able to cool the gaseous effluent down to biocompatible temperatures for effective use in biomedical applications.
Keywords :
antibacterial activity; biomedical engineering; discharges (electric); plasma applications; plasma diagnostics; plasma flow; plasma sources; plasma temperature; plasma torches; schlieren systems; Schlieren imaging; biocompatible temperatures; biomedical applications; discharge behavior; flow fields; gaseous effluent; high temperature thermal plasma; high-speed imaging; ignition transients; low power inductively coupled plasma source; low-power inductively coupled plasma torch; plasma device; pressure 1 atm; quenching device; Biomedical imaging; Ignition; Iterative closest point algorithm; Plasmas; Silicon; Transient analysis; Atmospheric-pressure plasmas; bacterial inactivation; plasma diagnostics; plasma medicine; plasma sources; plasma sources.;
Journal_Title :
Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TPS.2014.2319856
