Title :
Effects of growth medium treated by plasma pencil on the viability of scaber cancer cells
Author :
Mohades, Soheila ; Barekzi, Nazir ; Razavi, Hamid ; Laroussi, Mounir
Author_Institution :
Laser & Plasma Eng. Inst., Old Dominion Univ., Norfolk, VA, USA
Abstract :
Low temperature plasma (LTP) generates biologically tolerable gas discharges, suitable for the treatment of biological tissues1. In recent years extensive research has been done on the biomedical applications of LTP including bacteria inactivation and cancer cell treatment.
Keywords :
biological tissues; cancer; cellular biophysics; microorganisms; patient treatment; plasma applications; bacteria inactivation; biological tissue treatment; biologically tolerable gas discharges; biomedical applications; cancer cell treatment; growth medium treatment effects; low-temperature plasma; plasma pencil; scaber cancer cell viability; Bladder; Cancer; Cells (biology); Media; Plasma temperature;
Conference_Titel :
Plasma Sciences (ICOPS) held with 2014 IEEE International Conference on High-Power Particle Beams (BEAMS), 2014 IEEE 41st International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Washington, DC
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-2711-1
DOI :
10.1109/PLASMA.2014.7012650
