White paper on plasma for medicine and hygiene: Future in plasma health sciences

Abstract

Plasma Science and Technology offer their valuable contribution to human health since more than 50 years, after decades of experiences in the field of biomaterials; and more than a decade in using plasmas for therapeutic uses in medicine. Current knowledge as well as key challenges and opportunities for the human health have been intensely discussed during the Future in Plasma Science II (FIPS II) workshop in February 2016 in Greifswald, Germany. This contribution summarizes the major outcomes of the meeting and the current literature and consensus with an emphasis on major challenges in the fields of Plasma Science and Technology for improving human health.

New Hopes for Plasma-Based Cancer Treatment

“…In the future, non-thermal plasma will be used to induce ICD in tumors to help dendritic cells find, eat, and present cancer cell antigen to elicit robust T cell immune responses [37]. It was shown that naïve T helper cells were less sensitive toward non-thermal plasma treatment, suggesting that plasma could be used as a tool to redox-control T cell phenotypes in cancer immunology [38].…”

The effects of the tube diameter on the discharge ignition and the plasma properties of atmospheric‐pressure microplasma confined inside capillary

“…Atmospheric-pressure non-thermal plasma jets have been attracting great interests because of their promising applications in plasma medicine [1][2][3] and material processing. [4][5][6][7][8] Generally speaking, the plasma jets are first ignited inside a dielectric tube, and then propagating along a noble gas column guided by the tube.…”

Plasma‐assisted deposition of fungicide containing coatings for encapsulation and protection of maize seeds

“…[31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38] Plasma technologies are based on the use of ionized gases, and impact our everyday life with a huge number of applications and products in the field of microelectronics, semiconductors, polymers, packaging, environment, hygiene, and health, as reported in recent review papers. [39,40] Non equilibrium (cold) plasma processes allow to modify in great detail the surface composition and properties of materials by means of many different deposition, treatment, and etching processes. Since these techniques use a minimum amount of chemical reagents and no solvents, they are considered eco-friendly.…”