APPLICATIONS OF PLASMA IN MEDICINE

Authors: Laura ROMILA, Liliana SACHELARIE, Mihaela VASILIU, Cătălin IOV, Agripina ZAHARIA, Nicolae-Tiberiu POPÂRLAN, Alexandra BURLUI

Abstract:

This article highlights the fact that lately plasma has gained more and more applications in medicine. Plasma produces both morphological and chemical changes of the surface and free radicals on the polymers’ surface. By using various treatments with plasma, changes occur on the surface of some polymer type materials in terms of physical and chemical properties, without affecting their properties as a whole. Plasma-activated water (PAW) is a method well suited for microbiological decontamination treatments. Regarding the biological activity, the plasma activated water presents strong antioxidant features.

Keywords:
  • surface
  • treatment
  • water.