Development of biomedical applications of non-equilibrium plasmas and possibilities for atmospheric pressure nanotechnology applications

In this paper we discuss the synergisms between different realms of plasma supported nanotechnologies. First the developments in plasma etching for micro and later nanoelectronics have fueled immense growth of knowledge and tools in describing non-equilibrium plasmas. This has led to detailed predictive codes and that knowledge has been used to develop a large number of new sources of non-equilibrium plasmas operating at atmospheric pressure, even in air. With those tools a new front of plasma medicine has opened wide with new possibilities and a number of promising techniques for sterilization, cancer treatment, oral cavity treatment, dermatology and in a range of applications where deposition of thin films for biocompatibility is necessary. This new front opens new possibilities in the realm of nanotechnologies with atmospheric pressure deposition of nano-structures allowing direct application of new techniques in medicine and in cheaper technologies for other purposes.