Cold microsecond spark discharge Plasma production of active species and their delivery into tissue

Abstract

Mechanisms of the Plasma Medicine techniques, first of all plasma -sterilization and healing of wounds, are immediately related to the effects of -reactive neutral and charged species produced by plasma and delivered to the treated object. Here we report experimental results on measurement of production of reactive -oxygen species in liquid media and their delivery into tissue by microsecond spark discharge plasma. We also show that a simple agarose gel model may closely mimic physicochemical characteristics of tissue. © 2012 Springer Science+Business Media B.V.