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1 online resource (364 pages) |
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Cover; PLASMA MEDICINE; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Contributors; Foreword; A surgeon's perspective; A physicist's perspective; Part I Introduction to non-equilibrium plasma, cell biology, and contamination; 1 Introduction; 2 Fundamentals of non-equilibrium plasmas; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Plasma ignition and sustainment; 2.3 Modes and operating regimes; 2.4 Plasma stability and plasma reactivity; 2.5 Plasma chemistry; 3 Non-equilibrium plasma sources; 3.1 Cold and hot plasmas; 3.2 Non-equilibrium plasmas sustained at different frequencies; 3.2.1 Dielectric barrier discharges |
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3.2.1.1 AC-driven dielectric barrier discharges at atmospheric pressure3.2.1.2 The pulsed dielectric barrier discharge; 3.2.1.3 Diffuse discharges by means of water electrodes; 3.2.2 Capacitively coupled discharges; 3.2.3 Inductively coupled discharges; 3.2.4 Microplasmas; 3.3 Low-temperature plasma jets; 3.3.1 Pulsed DC-driven plasma jets; 3.3.2 AC-driven plasma jets; 3.3.3 RF-driven plasma jets; 3.3.4 Microwave-driven plasma jets; 3.3.5 Jet arrays; 4 Basic cell biology; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 The division of the living world; 4.2.1 Naming of organisms; 4.3 Cellular organization |
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4.3.1 The physical dimensions of living cells and other biological agents4.3.2 Prokaryotic and eukaryotic cell structures; 4.3.3 Differences between prokaryotes and eukaryotes; 4.4 Fundamental biological processes within cells; 4.4.1 Metabolism; 4.4.2 DNA and RNA; 4.4.3 Proteins; 4.5 Cellular behavior; 4.5.1 Sporulation; 4.5.2 Communication; 4.5.3 Cell death; 4.6 Conclusions; Acknowledgements; 5 Contamination; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 The microbial ecology of the human environment; 5.3 Mechanisms of microbial transfer; 5.4 Determining the efficacy of decontamination processes; 5.5 Conclusions |
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Part II Plasma biology and plasma medicine6 Common healthcare challenges; 6.1 Hospital-acquired infection; 6.1.1 Epidemiology; 6.1.2 Reservoir and transmission; 6.1.3 Prevention of hospital-acquired infections; 6.2 Microbial, fungal, and virus-related diseases; 6.2.1 Bacteria; 6.2.1.1 Bacterial resistance; 6.2.1.2 Tuberculosis; 6.2.2 Mycosis; 6.2.2.1 Treatment; 6.2.2.2 Candidiasis; 6.2.3 Viruses; 6.2.3.1 Influenza; 6.3 Prion diseases; 6.4 Wounds; 6.4.1 Inflammatory phase; 6.4.2 Proliferation phase; 6.4.3 Remodeling phase; 6.5 Cancer; 7 Plasma decontamination of surfaces; 7.1 Introduction |
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7.2 Microbial inactivation7.2.1 Survivor curves of plasma-based inactivation processes; 7.3 Biomolecule inactivation; 7.4 Disinfection of biofilms and living tissues; 8 Plasma decontamination of gases and liquids; 8.1 Non-thermal plasma inactivation of air-borne bacteria: direct sterilization versus application of filters; 8.2 Pathogen detection and remediation facility (PDRF)for plasma sterilization of air streams; 8.3 Special DBD configuration: DBGD applied in the PDRF for plasma sterilization of air streams; 8.4 Rapid and direct plasma deactivation of air-borne bacteria in the PDRF |
| Summary |
The first book dedicated exclusively to plasma medicine for graduate students and researchers in physics, engineering, biology, medicine and biochemistry |
| Notes |
8.5 Phenomenological kinetic model of non-thermal plasma sterilization of air streams |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
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Print version record |
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Low temperature plasmas.
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Cold.
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Drug resistance.
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Cold Temperature
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Plasma Gases -- therapeutic use
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Drug Resistance
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cold.
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MEDICAL -- Microbiology.
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Drug resistance
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Cold
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Low temperature plasmas
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Laroussi, M., editor
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| ISBN |
9781139423755 |
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1139423754 |
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9780511902598 |
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051190259X |
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