Plasma needle: a non-destructive atmospheric plasma source for fine surface treatment of (bio)materials

By E. Stoffels, Aj Arjan Flikweert, W. Stoffels, G. Kroesen. 2002

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Cell permeabilization using a non-thermal plasma (2009, background): “Pioneering work by Stoffels and her colleagues with the plasma needle [2] has demonstrated the ability of plasma to detach mammalian cells without causing necrosis, to deactivate bacteria and to activate surfaces [3].”
Numerical modelling of negative discharges in air with experimental validation (2011, methodology): “38 303-28 [2] Kogelschatz U 2002 Dielectric-barrier discharges: their history, discharge physics, and industrial applications Plasma Chemistry and Plasma Processing 23 1-46 [3] Penetrante B M and Schultheis S E 1993 Non-thermal plasma techniques for pollution control; Parts A and B (NATO ASI) (Berli”
Plasma–liquid interactions: a review and roadmap (2016, background): “APPJs are commonly operated as dielectric barrier discharges with either one or two outer ring electrodes [71, 72], a central needle electrode [45], or single electrode jets with capacitive coupling [73].”
Cold plasma selectivity and the possibility of a paradigm shift in cancer therapy (2011, background): “Earlier studies demonstrated the non-aggressive nature of the cold plasma (Stoffels et al, 2002).”