TITLE:
Air plasma for medical applications
AUTHORS:
Spencer P. Kuo
KEYWORDS:
Plasma Spray; Blood Coagulation; Bleeding Control; Wound Healing; Oral Pathogens and Biofilms; Atomic Oxygen Generation; Emission Spectroscopy
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Biomedical Science and Engineering,
Vol.5 No.9,
September
20,
2012
ABSTRACT: The design and the electric and emission characteristics of two handheld air plasma spray generators are presented. The plasma is generated by 60 Hz periodic discharges between two concentrically cylindrical electrodes. A ring magnet is used to rotate arc discharges, which sprays outward by an air flow. The rotation of arc discharges keeps the generated plasma in non-equilibrium state and at relatively low temperature (