Nonequilibrium Atmospheric Pressure Plasma Jets: Fundamentals, Diagnostics, and Medical Applications PDF

Nonequilibrium atmospheric pressure plasma jets (N-APPJs) generate plasma in open space rather than in a confined chamber and can be utilized for applications in medicine. This book provides a complete introduction to this fast-emerging field, from the fundamental physics, to experimental approaches, to plasma and reactive species diagnostics. It provides an overview of the development of a wide range of plasma jet devices and their fundamental mechanisms. The book concludes with a discussion of the exciting application of plasmas for cancer treatment.

The book

provides details on experimental methods including expert tips and caveats.

covers novel devices driven by various power sources and the impact of operating conditions on concentrations and fluxes of the reactive species.

discusses the latest advances including theory, modeling, and simulation approaches.

gives an introduction, overview and details on state of the art diagnostics of small scale high gradient atmospheric pressure plasmas.

covers the use of N-APPJs for cancer applications, including discussion of destruction of cancer cells, mechanisms of action, and selectivity studies.

Authors: XinPei Lu, Stephan Reuter, Mounir Laroussi, DaWei Liu