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	Author	Bogaerts, A.; De Bie, C.; Snoeckx, R.; Koz?k, T.
	Title	Plasma based CO₂and CH₄conversion: A modeling perspective			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2017	Publication	Plasma processes and polymers	Abbreviated Journal	Plasma Process Polym
	Volume	14	Issue	14	Pages	1600070
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT)
	Abstract	This paper gives an overview of our plasma chemistry modeling for CO2 and CH4 conversion in a dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) and microwave (MW) plasma. We focus on pure CO2 splitting and pure CH4 reforming, as well as mixtures of CO2/CH4, CH4/O2, and CO2/H2O. We show calculation results for the conversion, energy efficiency, and product formation, in comparison with experiments where possible. We also present the underlying chemical reaction pathways, to explain the observed trends. For pure CO2, a comparison is made between a DBD and MW plasma, illustrating that the higher energy efficiency of the latter is attributed to the more important role of the vibrational levels.
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	Language		Wos	000403699900001	Publication Date	2016-09-08
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	ISSN	1612-8850	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	2.846	Times cited	17	Open Access	Not_Open_Access
	Notes	Inter-university Attraction Pole (IAP/7); Federaal Wetenschapsbeleid; Francqui Research Foundation; Fonds De La Recherche Scientifique – FNRS, G.0383.16N ; Hercules Foundation; Flemish Government; UAntwerpen;			Approved	Most recent IF: 2.846
	Call Number	PLASMANT @ plasmant @ c:irua:144209			Serial	4579
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	Author	Snoeckx, R.; Rabinovich, A.; Dobrynin, D.; Bogaerts, A.; Fridman, A.
	Title	Plasma-based liquefaction of methane: The road from hydrogen production to direct methane liquefaction			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2017	Publication	Plasma processes and polymers	Abbreviated Journal	Plasma Process Polym
	Volume	14	Issue	14	Pages	1600115
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT)
	Abstract	For the energy industry, a process that is able to transform methane—being the prime component of natural gas—efficiently into a liquid product would be equivalent to a goose with golden eggs. As such it is no surprise that research efforts in this field already date back to the nineteen hundreds. Plasma technology can be considered to be a novel player in this field, but nevertheless one with great potential. Over the past decades this technology has evolved from sole hydrogen production, over indirect methane liquefaction to eventually direct plasma-assisted methane liquefaction processes. An overview of this evolution and these processes is presented, from which it becomes clear that the near future probably lies with the direct two phase plasma-assisted methane liquefaction and the far future with the direct oxidative methane liquefaction.
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	Language		Wos	000403699900008	Publication Date	2016-10-28
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	ISSN	1612-8850	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	2.846	Times cited	16	Open Access	Not_Open_Access
	Notes	Advanced Plasma Solutions; Drexel University; Federaal Wetenschapsbeleid; Fonds De La Recherche Scientifique – FNRS, G038316N V403616N ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 2.846
	Call Number	PLASMANT @ plasmant @ c:irua:144212			Serial	4622
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	Author	Alves, L.L.; Bogaerts, A.
	Title	Special Issue on Numerical Modelling of Low-Temperature Plasmas for Various Applications – Part I: Review and Tutorial Papers on Numerical Modelling Approaches			Type	Editorial
	Year	2017	Publication	Plasma processes and polymers	Abbreviated Journal	Plasma Process Polym
	Volume	14	Issue	14	Pages	1690011
	Keywords	Editorial; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT)
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	Language		Wos		Publication Date	2017-01-19
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	ISSN	1612-8850	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record
	Impact Factor	2.846	Times cited	3	Open Access	Not_Open_Access
	Notes				Approved	Most recent IF: 2.846
	Call Number	PLASMANT @ plasmant @ c:irua:141721			Serial	4475
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	Author	Tinck, S.; Tillocher, T.; Georgieva, V.; Dussart, R.; Neyts, E.; Bogaerts, A.
	Title	Concurrent effects of wafer temperature and oxygen fraction on cryogenic silicon etching with SF₆/O₂plasmas			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2017	Publication	Plasma processes and polymers	Abbreviated Journal	Plasma Process Polym
	Volume	14	Issue	9	Pages	1700018
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT)
	Abstract	Cryogenic plasma etching is a promising technique for high-control wafer development with limited plasma induced damage. Cryogenic wafer temperatures effectively reduce surface damage during etching, but the fundamental mechanism is not well understood. In this study, the influences of wafer temperature, gas mixture and substrate bias on the (cryogenic) etch rates of Si with SF6/O2 inductively coupled plasmas are experimentally and computationally investigated. The etch rates are measured in situ with double-point reflectometry and a hybrid computational Monte Carlo – fluid model is applied to calculate plasma properties. This work allows the reader to obtain a better insight in the effects of wafer temperature on the etch rate and to find operating conditions for successful anisotropic (cryo)etching.
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	Language		Wos	000410773200012	Publication Date	2017-04-03
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	ISSN	1612-8850	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	2.846	Times cited		Open Access	Not_Open_Access
	Notes	Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek, 0880.212.840 ; Hercules Foundation; Flemish Government (Department EWI); Universiteit Antwerpen;			Approved	Most recent IF: 2.846
	Call Number	PLASMANT @ plasmant @c:irua:145637			Serial	4708
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	Author	Belov, I.; Paulussen, S.; Bogaerts, A.
	Title	Pressure as an additional control handle for non-thermal atmospheric plasma processes			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2017	Publication	Plasma processes and polymers	Abbreviated Journal	Plasma Process Polym
	Volume	14	Issue	11	Pages	1700046
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT)
	Abstract	above atmospheric) pressure regimes (1–3.5 bar). It was demonstrated that these operational conditions significantly influence both the discharge dynamics and the process efficiencies of O2 and CO2 discharges. For the case of the O2 DBD, the pressure rise results in the amplification of the discharge current, the appearance of emission lines of the metal electrode material (Fe, Cr, Ni) in the optical emission spectrum and the formation of a granular film of the erosion products (10–300 nm iron oxide nanoparticles) on the reactor walls. Somewhat similar behavior was observed also for the CO2 DBD. The discharge current, the relative intensity of the CO Angstrom band measured by Optical Emission Spectroscopy (OES) and the CO2 conversion rates could be stimulated to some extent by the rise in pressure. The optimal conditions for the O2 DBD (P = 2 bar) and the CO2 DBD (P = 1.5 bar) are demonstrated. It can be argued that the dynamics of the microdischarges (MD) define the underlying process of this behavior. It could be demonstrated that the pressure increase stimulates the formation of more intensive but fewer MDs. In this way, the operating pressure can represent an additional tool to manipulate the properties of the MDs in a DBD, and as a result also the discharge performance.
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	Language		Wos	000415339700011	Publication Date	2017-06-07
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	ISSN	1612-8850	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	2.846	Times cited	1	Open Access	Not_Open_Access
	Notes	Seventh Framework Programme, Grant Agreement № 606889 (RAPID – Reactive Atmospheric Plasma processIng – Education Network) ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 2.846
	Call Number	PLASMANT @ plasmant @c:irua:147024			Serial	4763
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	Author	Razzokov, J.; Yusupov, M.; Vanuytsel, S.; Neyts, E.C.; Bogaerts, A.
	Title	Phosphatidylserine flip-flop induced by oxidation of the plasma membrane: a better insight by atomic scale modeling			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2017	Publication	Plasma processes and polymers	Abbreviated Journal	Plasma Process Polym
	Volume	14	Issue	10	Pages	1700013
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT)
	Abstract	We perform molecular dynamics simulations to study the flip-flop motion of phosphatidylserine (PS) across the plasma membrane upon increasing oxidation degree of the membrane. Our computational results show that an increase of the oxidation degree in the lipids leads to a decrease of the free energy barrier for translocation of PS through the membrane. In other words, oxidation of the lipids facilitates PS flip-flop motion across the membrane, because in native phospholipid bilayers this is only a “rare event” due to the high energy barriers for the translocation of PS. The present study provides an atomic-scale insight into the mechanisms of the PS flip-flop upon oxidation of lipids, as produced for example by cold atmospheric plasma, in living cells.
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	Language		Wos	000413045800010	Publication Date	2017-04-05
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	ISSN	1612-8850	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	2.846	Times cited	9	Open Access	Not_Open_Access
	Notes	Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek, 1200216N ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 2.846
	Call Number	PLASMANT @ plasmant @c:irua:149567			Serial	4910
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	Author	Rezaei, F.; Gorbanev, Y.; Chys, M.; Nikiforov, A.; Van Hulle, S.W.H.; Cos, P.; Bogaerts, A.; De Geyter, N.
	Title	Investigation of plasma-induced chemistry in organic solutions for enhanced electrospun PLA nanofibers			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2018	Publication	Plasma processes and polymers	Abbreviated Journal	Plasma Process Polym
	Volume	15	Issue	6	Pages	1700226
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT)
	Abstract	Electrospinning is a versatile technique for the fabrication of polymer-based nano/microfibers. Both physical and chemical characteristics of pre-electrospinning polymer solutions affect the morphology and chemistry of electrospun nanofibers. An atmospheric-pressure plasma jet has previously been shown to induce physical modifications in polylactic acid (PLA) solutions. This work aims at investigating the plasma-induced chemistry in organic solutions of PLA, and their effects on the resultant PLA nanofibers. Therefore, very broad range of gas, liquid, and solid (nanofiber) analyzing techniques has been applied. Plasma alters the acidity of the solutions. SEM studies illustrated that complete fiber morphology enhancement only occurred when both PLA and solvent molecules were exposed to preelectrospinning plasma treatment. Additionally, the surface chemistry of the PLA nanofibers was mostly preserved.
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	Language		Wos	000436407300005	Publication Date	2018-03-24
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	ISSN	1612-8850	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	2.846	Times cited	12	Open Access	Not_Open_Access
	Notes	Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek, G.0379.15N ; FP7 Ideas: European Research Council, 335929 (PLASMATS) ; European Marie Sklodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship “LTPAM”, 657304 ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 2.846
	Call Number	PLASMANT @ plasmant @c:irua:152173			Serial	4992
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	Author	Yusupov, M.; Lackmann, J.-W.; Razzokov, J.; Kumar, S.; Stapelmann, K.; Bogaerts, A.
	Title	Impact of plasma oxidation on structural features of human epidermal growth factor			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2018	Publication	Plasma processes and polymers	Abbreviated Journal	Plasma Process Polym
	Volume	15	Issue	8	Pages	1800022
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT)
	Abstract	We perform computer simulations supported by experiments to investigate the oxidation of an important signaling protein, that is, human epidermal growth factor (hEGF), caused by cold atmospheric plasma (CAP) treatment. Specifically, we study the conformational changes of hEGF with different degrees of oxidation, to mimic short and long CAP treatment times. Our results indicate that the oxidized structures become more flexible, due to their conformational changes and breakage of the disulfide bonds, especially at higher oxidation degrees. MM/GBSA calculations reveal that an increasing oxidation level leads to a lower binding free energy of hEGF with its receptor. These results help to understand the fundamentals of the use of CAP for wound healing versus cancer treatment at short and longer treatment times.
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	Language		Wos	000441895700004	Publication Date	2018-05-07
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	ISSN	1612-8850	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	2.846	Times cited	7	Open Access	Not_Open_Access
	Notes	Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek, 1200216N ; Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung, 03Z22DN12 ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 2.846
	Call Number	PLASMANT @ plasmant @c:irua:152815			Serial	5008
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	Author	Brandenburg, R.; Bogaerts, A.; Bongers, W.; Fridman, A.; Fridman, G.; Locke, B.R.; Miller, V.; Reuter, S.; Schiorlin, M.; Verreycken, T.; Ostrikov, K.K.
	Title	White paper on the future of plasma science in environment, for gas conversion and agriculture			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2019	Publication	Plasma processes and polymers	Abbreviated Journal	Plasma Process Polym
	Volume	16	Issue	1	Pages	1700238
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT)
	Abstract	Climate change, environmental pollution control, and resource utilization efficiency, as well as food security, sustainable agriculture, and water supply are among the main challenges facing society today. Expertise across different academic fields, technologies,anddisciplinesisneededtogeneratenewideastomeetthesechallenges. This “white paper” aims to provide a written summary by describing the main aspects and possibilities of the technology. It shows that plasma science and technology can make significant contributions to address the mentioned issues. The paper also addresses to people in the scientific community (inside and outside plasma science) to give inspiration for further work in these fields.
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	Language		Wos	000455413600004	Publication Date	2018-07-05
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	ISSN	1612-8850	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	2.846	Times cited	19	Open Access	Not_Open_Access
	Notes	This paper is a result of the PlasmaShape project, supported by funding from the European Union Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2007-2013) under grant agreement no. 316216. During this project, young scientists and renowned and outstanding scientists collaborated in the development of a political-scientific consensus paper as well as six scientific, strategic white papers. In an unique format core themes such as energy, optics and glass, medicine and hygiene, aerospace and automotive, plastics and textiles, environment and agriculture and their future development were discussed regarding scientific relevance and economic impact. We would like to thank our colleagues from 18 nations from all over the world (Australia, Belgium, Czech Republic, PR China, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Japan, The Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, USA) who have participated both workshops of Future in Plasma Science I and II in Greifswald in 2015/2016. The valuable contribution of all participants during the workshops, the intensive cooperation between the project partners, and the comprehensive input of all working groups of Future in Plasma Science was the base for the present paper. Kindly acknowledged is the support of graphical work by C. Desjardins and K. Drescher.			Approved	Most recent IF: 2.846
	Call Number	PLASMANT @ plasmant @UA @ admin @ c:irua:156389			Serial	5146
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	Author	Van der Paal, J.; Fridman, G.; Bogaerts, A.
	Title	Ceramide cross-linking leads to pore formation: Potential mechanism behind CAP enhancement of transdermal drug delivery			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2019	Publication	Plasma processes and polymers	Abbreviated Journal	Plasma Process Polym
	Volume	16	Issue	16	Pages	1900122
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT)
	Abstract	In recent years, cold atmospheric plasma (CAP) has been proposed as a novel method to enhance transdermal drug delivery, while avoiding tissue damage. However, the underlying mechanism for the increasing skin permeability upon CAP treatment is still undefined. We propose a mechanism in which CAP-generated reactive species induce cross-linking of skin lipids, leading to the generation of nanopores, thereby facilitating the permeation of drug molecules. Molecular dynamics simulations support this proposed mechanism. Furthermore, our results indicate that to achieve maximum enhancement of the permeability, the optimal treatment will depend on the exact lipid composition of the skin, as well as on the CAP source used.
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	Language		Wos	000479747500001	Publication Date	2019-07-30
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	ISSN	1612-8850	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	2.846	Times cited		Open Access
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	Call Number	UA @ admin @ c:irua:161874			Serial	6287
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	Author	Zhang, Q.‐Z.; Zhang, L.; Yang, D.‐Z.; Schulze, J.; Wang, Y.‐N.; Bogaerts, A.
	Title	Positive and negative streamer propagation in volume dielectric barrier discharges with planar and porous electrodes			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2021	Publication	Plasma Processes And Polymers	Abbreviated Journal	Plasma Process Polym
	Volume	18	Issue	4	Pages	2000234
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT)
	Abstract	The spatiotemporal dynamics of volume and surface positive and negative streamers in a pintoplate volume dielectric barrier discharge is investigated in this study. The discharge characteristics are found to be completely different for positive and negative streamers. First, the spatial propagation of a positive streamer is found to rely on electron avalanches caused by photo-electrons in front of the streamer head, whereas this is not the case for negative streamers. Second, our simulations reveal an interesting phenomenon of floating positive surface discharges, which develop when a positive streamer reaches a dielectric wall and which explain the experimentally observed branching characteristics. Third, we report for the first time, the interactions between a positive streamer and dielectric pores, in which both the pore diameter and depth affect the evolution of a positive streamer.
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	Language		Wos	000617876700001	Publication Date	2021-02-17
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	ISSN	1612-8850	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	2.846	Times cited		Open Access	OpenAccess
	Notes	Dalian University of Technology, DUT19RC(3)045 ; National Natural Science Foundation of China, 12020101005 ; Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, SFB 1316 project A5 ; Universiteit Antwerpen, TOP‐BOF ; The authors acknowledge financial support from the TOP-BOF project of the University of Antwerp. This study was carried out in part using the Turing HPC infrastructure at the CalcUA core facility of the Universiteit Antwerpen, a division of the Flemish Supercomputer Center VSC, funded by the Hercules Foundation, the Flemish Government (Department EWI), and the University of Antwerp. Funding by the German Research Foundation (DFG) in the frame of the Collaborative Research Center SFB 1316, project A5, National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 12020101005), and the Scientific Research Foundation from Dalian University of Technology (DUT19RC(3)045) is also acknowledged.			Approved	Most recent IF: 2.846
	Call Number	PLASMANT @ plasmant @c:irua:176565			Serial	6744
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	Author	Kamaraj, B.; Bogaerts, A.
	Title	Structure and function of p53-DNA complexes with inactivation and rescue mutations : a molecular dynamics simulation study			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2015	Publication	PLoS ONE	Abbreviated Journal	Plos One
	Volume	10	Issue	10	Pages	e0134638
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT)
	Abstract	The tumor suppressor protein p53 can lose its function upon DNA-contact mutations (R273C and R273H) in the core DNA-binding domain. The activity can be restored by second-site suppressor or rescue mutations (R273CT284R, R273HT284R, and R273HS240R). In this paper, we elucidate the structural and functional consequence of p53 proteins upon DNA-contact mutations and rescue mutations and the underlying mechanisms at the atomic level by means of molecular dynamics simulations. Furthermore, we also apply the docking approach to investigate the binding phenomena between the p53 protein and DNA upon DNA-contact mutations and rescue mutations. This study clearly illustrates that, due to DNA-contact mutants, the p53 structure loses its stability and becomes more rigid than the native protein. This structural loss might affect the p53-DNA interaction and leads to inhibition of the cancer suppression. Rescue mutants (R273CT284R, R273HT284R and R273HS240R) can restore the functional activity of the p53 protein upon DNA-contact mutations and show a good interaction between the p53 protein and a DNA molecule, which may lead to reactivate the cancer suppression function. Understanding the effects of p53 cancer and rescue mutations at the molecular level will be helpful for designing drugs for p53 associated cancer diseases. These drugs should be designed so that they can help to inhibit the abnormal function of the p53 protein and to reactivate the p53 function (cell apoptosis) to treat human cancer.
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	Language		Wos	000359061400096	Publication Date	2015-08-05
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	ISSN	1932-6203;	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	2.806	Times cited		Open Access
	Notes				Approved	Most recent IF: 2.806; 2015 IF: 3.234
	Call Number	c:irua:126779			Serial	3278
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	Author	Mannaerts, D.; Faes, E.; Cos, P.; Briedé, J.J.; Gyselaers, W.; Cornette, J.; Gorbanev, Y.; Bogaerts, A.; Spaanderman, M.; Van Craenenbroeck, E.; Jacquemyn, Y.; Torrens, C.
	Title	Oxidative stress in healthy pregnancy and preeclampsia is linked to chronic inflammation, iron status and vascular function			Type	University Hospital Antwerp
	Year	2018	Publication	PLoS ONE	Abbreviated Journal	Plos One
	Volume	13	Issue	9	Pages	e0202919
	Keywords	University Hospital Antwerp; A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT); Antwerp Surgical Training, Anatomy and Research Centre (ASTARC); Translational Pathophysiological Research (TPR)
	Abstract	Background During normal pregnancy, placental oxidative stress (OS) is present during all three trimesters and is necessary to obtain normal cell function. However, if OS reaches a certain level, pregnancy complications might arise. In preeclampsia (PE), a dangerous pregnancy specific hypertensive disorder, OS induced in the ischemic placenta causes a systemic inflammatory response and activates maternal endothelial cells. In this study, we aimed to quantify superoxide concentrations (as a measure of systemic OS) using electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) and correlate them to markers of systemic inflammation, iron status and vascular function. Methods Fifty-nine women with a healthy pregnancy (HP), 10 non-pregnant controls (NP) and 28 PE patients (32±3.3weeks) were included. During HP, blood samples for superoxide, neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR), mean platelet volume (MPV) and iron status were taken at 10, 25 and 39 weeks. Vascular measurements for arterial stiffness (carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (CF-PWV), augmentation index (AIx), augmentation Pressure (AP)) and microvascular endothelial function (reactive hyperemia index (RHI)) were performed at 35 weeks. In PE, all measurements were performed at diagnosis. CMH (1-hydroxy-3-methoxycarbonyl-2,2,5,5-tetramethylpyrrolidine) was used as spin probe for EPR, since the formed CM radical corresponds to the amount of superoxide. Results Superoxide concentration remains stable during pregnancy (p = 0.92), but is significantly higher compared to the NP controls (p<0.0001). At 25 weeks, there is a significant positive correlation between superoxide and ferritin concentration. (p = 0.04) In PE, superoxide, systemic inflammation and iron status are much higher compared to HP (all p<0.001). During HP, superoxide concentrations correlate significantly with arterial stiffness (all p<0.04), while in PE superoxide is significantly correlated to microvascular endothelial function (p = 0.03). Conclusions During HP there is an increased but stable oxidative environment, which is correlated to ferritin concentration. If superoxide levels increase, there is an augmentation in arterial stiffness. In PE pregnancies, systemic inflammation and superoxide concentrations are higher and result in a deterioration of endothelial function. Together, these findings support the hypothesis that vascular function is directly linked to the amount of OS and that measurement of OS in combination with vascular function tests might be used in the prediction of PE.
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	Language		Wos	000444355500010	Publication Date	2018-09-11
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	ISSN	1932-6203	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	2.806	Times cited	15	Open Access	OpenAccess
	Notes	This study is part of a PhD-thesis which is supported by the University of Antwerp and the Department Obstetrics and Gynaecology of the Antwerp University Hospital. The University of Antwerp provides the earnings for the principal investigator (DM) who is responsible for the design of the study, data collection and interpretation and writing of the manuscript. The Antwerp University Hospital supports the financial part of data collection. EMVC is supported by the fund for scientific research-Flanders (FWO) as senior clinical investigator.			Approved	Most recent IF: 2.806
	Call Number	PLASMANT @ plasmant @c:irua:153802c:irua:153644			Serial	5048
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	Author	van Laer, K.; Bogaerts, A.
	Title	Improving the Conversion and Energy Efficiency of Carbon Dioxide Splitting in a Zirconia-Packed Dielectric Barrier Discharge Reactor			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2015	Publication	Energy technology	Abbreviated Journal	Energy Technol-Ger
	Volume	3	Issue	3	Pages	1038-1044
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT)
	Abstract	The use of plasma technology for CO2 splitting is gaining increasing interest, but one of the major obstacles to date for industrial implementation is the considerable energy cost. We demonstrate that the introduction of a packing of dielectric zirconia (ZrO2) beads into a dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) plasma reactor can enhance the CO2 conversion and energy efficiency up to a factor 1.9 and 2.2, respectively, compared to that in a normal (unpacked) DBD reactor. We obtained a maximum conversion of 42 % and a maximum energy efficiency of 9.6 %. However, it is the ability of the packing to almost double both the conversion and the energy efficiency simultaneously at certain input parameters that makes it very promising. The improved conversion and energy efficiency can be explained by the higher values of the local electric field and electron energy near the contact points of the beads and the lower breakdown voltage, demonstrated by 2 D fluid modeling.
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	Language		Wos	000362913600006	Publication Date	2015-08-19
	Series Editor		Series Title		Abbreviated Series Title
	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	2194-4288	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	2.789	Times cited	59	Open Access
	Notes	This research was carried out in the framework of the network on Physical Chemistry of Plasma-Surface Interactions—Interuniversity Attraction Poles, phase VII (http://psiiap7.ulb.ac.be/), and supported by the Belgian Science Policy Office (BELSPO). K.V.L. is indebted to the Institute for the Promotion of Innovation by Science and Technology in Flanders (IWT Flanders) for financial support			Approved	Most recent IF: 2.789; 2015 IF: 2.824
	Call Number	c:irua:128224			Serial	3992
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	Author	Navarrete, A.; Centi, G.; Bogaerts, A.; Mart?n,?ngel; York, A.; Stefanidis, G.D.
	Title	Harvesting Renewable Energy for Carbon Dioxide Catalysis			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2017	Publication	Energy technology	Abbreviated Journal	Energy Technol-Ger
	Volume	5	Issue	5	Pages	796-811
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT)
	Abstract	The use of renewable energy (RE) to transform carbon dioxide into commodities (i.e., CO2 valorization) will pave the way towards a more sustainable economy in the coming years. But how can we efficiently use this energy (mostly available as electricity or solar light) to drive the necessary (catalytic) transformations? This paper presents a review of the technological advances in the transformation of carbon dioxide by means of RE. The socioeconomic implications and chemical basis of the transformation of carbon dioxide with RE are discussed. Then a general view of the use of RE to activate the (catalytic) transformations of carbon dioxide with microwaves, plasmas, and light is presented. The fundamental phenomena involved are introduced from a catalytic and reaction device perspective to present the advantages of this energy form as well as the inherent limitations of the present state-of-the-art. It is shown that efficient use of RE requires the redesign of current catalytic concepts. In this context, a new kind of reaction system, an energy-harvesting device, is proposed as a new conceptual approach for this endeavor. Finally, the challenges that lie ahead for the efficient and economical use of RE for carbon dioxide conversion are exposed.
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	Publisher		Place of Publication		Editor
	Language		Wos	000451619500001	Publication Date	2017-02-08
	Series Editor		Series Title		Abbreviated Series Title
	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	2194-4288	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	2.789	Times cited	15	Open Access	Not_Open_Access
	Notes	Fund for Scientific Research Flanders, G.0254.14 N, G.0217.14 N and G.0383.16 N ; Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness, ENE2014-53459-R ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 2.789
	Call Number	PLASMANT @ plasmant @ c:irua:144217			Serial	4615
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	Author	Bogaerts, A.; Gijbels, R.
	Title	Modeling of glow discharge sources with flat and pin cathodes and implications for mass spectrometric analysis			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	1997	Publication	Journal of the American Society of Mass Spectrometry	Abbreviated Journal	J Am Soc Mass Spectr
	Volume	8	Issue		Pages	1021-1029
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT)
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	Publisher		Place of Publication		Editor
	Language		Wos	A1997XT64300009	Publication Date	2002-07-25
	Series Editor		Series Title		Abbreviated Series Title
	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	1044-0305;1879-1123;	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	2.786	Times cited	15	Open Access
	Notes				Approved	Most recent IF: 2.786; 1997 IF: 2.855
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:19606			Serial	2125
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	Author	Titantah, J.T.; Lamoen, D.; Neyts, E.; Bogaerts, A.
	Title	The effect of hydrogen on the electronic and bonding properties of amorphous carbon			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2006	Publication	Journal of physics : condensed matter	Abbreviated Journal	J Phys-Condens Mat
	Volume	18	Issue	48	Pages	10803-10815
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT); Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT)
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	Corporate Author				Thesis
	Publisher		Place of Publication	London	Editor
	Language		Wos	000242650600008	Publication Date	2006-11-18
	Series Editor		Series Title		Abbreviated Series Title
	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	0953-8984;1361-648X;	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	2.649	Times cited	13	Open Access
	Notes				Approved	Most recent IF: 2.649; 2006 IF: 2.038
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:60468			Serial	816
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	Author	Bogaerts, A.; De Bie, C.; Eckert, M.; Georgieva, V.; Martens, T.; Neyts, E.; Tinck, S.
	Title	Modeling of the plasma chemistry and plasmasurface interactions in reactive plasmas			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2010	Publication	Pure and applied chemistry	Abbreviated Journal	Pure Appl Chem
	Volume	82	Issue	6	Pages	1283-1299
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT)
	Abstract	In this paper, an overview is given of modeling activities going on in our research group, for describing the plasma chemistry and plasmasurface interactions in reactive plasmas. The plasma chemistry is calculated by a fluid approach or by hybrid Monte Carlo (MC)fluid modeling. An example of both is illustrated in the first part of the paper. The example of fluid modeling is given for a dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) in CH4/O2, to describe the partial oxidation of CH4 into value-added chemicals. The example of hybrid MCfluid modeling concerns an inductively coupled plasma (ICP) etch reactor in Ar/Cl2/O2, including also the description of the etch process. The second part of the paper deals with the treatment of plasmasurface interactions on the atomic level, with molecular dynamics (MD) simulations or a combination of MD and MC simulations.
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	Publisher		Place of Publication	London	Editor
	Language		Wos	000279063900010	Publication Date	2010-04-21
	Series Editor		Series Title		Abbreviated Series Title
	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	1365-3075;0033-4545;	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	2.626	Times cited	13	Open Access
	Notes				Approved	Most recent IF: 2.626; 2010 IF: 2.134
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:82108			Serial	2134
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	Author	Khosravian, N.; Bogaerts, A.; Huygh, S.; Yusupov, M.; Neyts, E.C.
	Title	How do plasma-generated OH radicals react with biofilm components? Insights from atomic scale simulations			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2015	Publication	Biointerphases	Abbreviated Journal	Biointerphases
	Volume	10	Issue	10	Pages	029501
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT)
	Abstract	The application of nonthermal atmospheric pressure plasma is emerging as an alternative and efficient technique for the inactivation of bacterial biofilms. In this study, reactive molecular dynamics simulations were used to examine the reaction mechanisms of hydroxyl radicals, as key reactive oxygen plasma species in biological systems, with several organic molecules (i.e., alkane, alcohol, carboxylic acid, and amine), as prototypical components of biomolecules in the biofilm. Our results demonstrate that organic molecules containing hydroxyl and carboxyl groups may act as trapping agents for the OH radicals. Moreover, the impact of OH radicals on N-acetyl-glucosamine, as constituent component of staphylococcus epidermidis biofilms, was investigated. The results show how impacts of OH radicals lead to hydrogen abstraction and subsequent molecular damage. This study thus provides new data on the reaction mechanisms of plasma species, and particularly the OH radicals, with fundamental components of bacterial biofilms.
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	Publisher		Place of Publication		Editor
	Language		Wos	000357195600019	Publication Date	2014-12-17
	Series Editor		Series Title		Abbreviated Series Title
	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	1934-8630;1559-4106;	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	2.603	Times cited	10	Open Access
	Notes				Approved	Most recent IF: 2.603; 2015 IF: 3.374
	Call Number	c:irua:121371			Serial	1492
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	Author	Wende, K.; Williams, P.; Dalluge, J.; Van Gaens, W.; Aboubakr, H.; Bischof, J.; von Woedtke, T.; Goyal, S.M.; Weltmann, K.D.; Bogaerts, A.; Masur, K.; Bruggeman, P.J.;
	Title	Identification of the biologically active liquid chemistry induced by a nonthermal atmospheric pressure plasma jet			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2015	Publication	Biointerphases	Abbreviated Journal	Biointerphases
	Volume	10	Issue	10	Pages	029518
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT)
	Abstract	The mechanism of interaction of cold nonequilibrium plasma jets with mammalian cells in physiologic liquid is reported. The major biological active species produced by an argon RF plasma jet responsible for cell viability reduction are analyzed by experimental results obtained through physical, biological, and chemical diagnostics. This is complemented with chemical kinetics modeling of the plasma source to assess the dominant reactive gas phase species. Different plasma chemistries are obtained by changing the feed gas composition of the cold argon based RF plasma jet from argon, humidified argon (0.27%), to argon/oxygen (1%) and argon/air (1%) at constant power. A minimal consensus physiologic liquid was used, providing isotonic and isohydric conditions and nutrients but is devoid of scavengers or serum constituents. While argon and humidified argon plasma led to the creation of hydrogen peroxide dominated action on the mammalian cells, argonoxygen and argonair plasma created a very different biological action and was characterized by trace amounts of hydrogen peroxide only. In particular, for the argonoxygen (1%), the authors observed a strong negative effect on mammalian cell proliferation and metabolism. This effect was distance dependent and showed a half life time of 30 min in a scavenger free physiologic buffer. Neither catalase and mannitol nor superoxide dismutase could rescue the cell proliferation rate. The strong distance dependency of the effect as well as the low water solubility rules out a major role for ozone and singlet oxygen but suggests a dominant role of atomic oxygen. Experimental results suggest that O reacts with chloride, yielding Cl2 − or ClO−. These chlorine species have a limited lifetime under physiologic conditions and therefore show a strong time dependent biological activity. The outcomes are compared with an argon MHz plasma jet (kinpen) to assess the differences between these (at least seemingly) similar plasma sources.
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	Publisher		Place of Publication		Editor
	Language		Wos	000357195600036	Publication Date	2015-05-06
	Series Editor		Series Title		Abbreviated Series Title
	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	1934-8630;1559-4106;	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	2.603	Times cited	137	Open Access
	Notes				Approved	Most recent IF: 2.603; 2015 IF: 3.374
	Call Number	c:irua:126774			Serial	1549
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	Author	Attri, P.; Bogaerts, A.
	Title	Perspectives of Plasma-treated Solutions as Anticancer Drugs			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2019	Publication	Anti-cancer agents in medicinal chemistry	Abbreviated Journal	Anti-Cancer Agent Me
	Volume	19	Issue	4	Pages	436-438
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Pharmacology. Therapy; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT)
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	Publisher		Place of Publication		Editor
	Language		Wos	000472726300001	Publication Date	2019-06-26
	Series Editor		Series Title		Abbreviated Series Title
	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	1871-5206	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	2.598	Times cited	2	Open Access	Not_Open_Access
	Notes				Approved	Most recent IF: 2.598
	Call Number	PLASMANT @ plasmant @UA @ admin @ c:irua:160694			Serial	5189
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	Author	Neyts, E.; Bogaerts, A.; de Meyer, M.; van Gils, S.
	Title	Macroscale computer simulations to investigate the chemical vapor deposition of thin metal-oxide films			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2007	Publication	Surface and coatings technology	Abbreviated Journal	Surf Coat Tech
	Volume	201	Issue	22/23	Pages	8838-8841
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT)
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	Corporate Author				Thesis
	Publisher		Place of Publication	Lausanne	Editor
	Language		Wos	000249340400008	Publication Date	2007-05-02
	Series Editor		Series Title		Abbreviated Series Title
	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	0257-8972;	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	2.589	Times cited	5	Open Access
	Notes				Approved	Most recent IF: 2.589; 2007 IF: 1.678
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:64790			Serial	1859
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	Author	Bogaerts, A.; de Bleecker, K.; Kolev, I.; Madani, M.
	Title	Modeling of gas discharge plasmas: What can we learn from it?			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2005	Publication	Surface and coatings technology	Abbreviated Journal	Surf Coat Tech
	Volume	200	Issue		Pages	62-67
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT)
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	Corporate Author				Thesis
	Publisher		Place of Publication	Lausanne	Editor
	Language		Wos	000232327800014	Publication Date	2005-03-22
	Series Editor		Series Title		Abbreviated Series Title
	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	0257-8972;	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	2.589	Times cited	11	Open Access
	Notes				Approved	Most recent IF: 2.589; 2005 IF: 1.646
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:53629			Serial	2122
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	Author	Tinck, S.; Tillocher, T.; Dussart, R.; Bogaerts, A.
	Title	Cryogenic etching of silicon with SF₆ inductively coupled plasmas: a combined modelling and experimental study			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2015	Publication	Journal of physics: D: applied physics	Abbreviated Journal	J Phys D Appl Phys
	Volume	48	Issue	48	Pages	155204
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT)
	Abstract	A hybrid Monte Carlofluid model is applied to simulate the wafer-temperature-dependent etching of silicon with SF6 inductively coupled plasmas (ICP). The bulk plasma within the ICP reactor volume as well as the surface reactions occurring at the wafer are self-consistently described. The calculated etch rates are validated by experiments. The calculations and experiments are performed at two different wafer temperatures, i.e. 300 and 173 K, resembling conventional etching and cryoetching, respectively. In the case of cryoetching, a physisorbed SFx layer (x = 06) is formed on the wafer, which is negligible at room temperature, because of fast thermal desorption, However, even in the case of cryoetching, this layer can easily be disintegrated by low-energy ions, so it does not affect the etch rates. In the investigated pressure range of 19 Pa, the etch rate is always slightly higher at cryogenic conditions, both in the experiments and in the model, and this could be explained in the model due to a local cooling of the gas above the wafer, making the gas denser and increasing the flux of reactive neutrals, like F and F2, towards the wafer.
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	Publisher		Place of Publication	London	Editor
	Language		Wos	000351856600009	Publication Date	2015-03-25
	Series Editor		Series Title		Abbreviated Series Title
	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	0022-3727;1361-6463;	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	2.588	Times cited	9	Open Access
	Notes				Approved	Most recent IF: 2.588; 2015 IF: 2.721
	Call Number	c:irua:124209			Serial	551
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	Author	Gul, B.; Tinck, S.; De Schepper, P.; Aman-ur-Rehman; Bogaerts, A.
	Title	Numerical investigation of HBr/He transformer coupled plasmas used for silicon etching			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2015	Publication	Journal of physics: D: applied physics	Abbreviated Journal	J Phys D Appl Phys
	Volume	48	Issue	48	Pages	025202
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT)
	Abstract	A two-dimensional hybrid Monte Carlofluid model is applied to study HBr/He inductively coupled plasmas used for etching of Si. Complete sets of gas-phase and surface reactions are presented and the effects of the gas mixing ratio on the plasma characteristics and on the etch rates are discussed. A comparison with experimentally measured etch rates is made to validate the modelling results. The etch rate in the HBr plasma is found to be quite low under the investigated conditions compared to typical etch rates of Si with F- or Cl-containing gases. This allows for a higher control and fine-tuning of the etch rate when creating ultra-small features. Our calculations predict a higher electron temperature at higher He fraction, because the electrons do not lose their energy so efficiently in vibrational and rotational excitations. As a consequence, electron impact ionization and dissociation become more important, yielding higher densities of ions, electrons and H atoms. This results in more pronounced sputtering of the surface. Nevertheless, the overall etch rate decreases upon increasing He fraction, suggesting that chemical etching is still the determining factor for the overall etch rate.
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	Corporate Author				Thesis
	Publisher		Place of Publication	London	Editor
	Language		Wos	000347980100011	Publication Date	2014-12-10
	Series Editor		Series Title		Abbreviated Series Title
	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	0022-3727;1361-6463;	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	2.588	Times cited	7	Open Access
	Notes				Approved	Most recent IF: 2.588; 2015 IF: 2.721
	Call Number	c:irua:121335			Serial	2394
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	Author	Van der Paal, J.; Verlackt, C.C.; Yusupov, M.; Neyts, E.C.; Bogaerts, A.
	Title	Structural modification of the skin barrier by OH radicals : a reactive molecular dynamics study for plasma medicine			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2015	Publication	Journal of physics: D: applied physics	Abbreviated Journal	J Phys D Appl Phys
	Volume	48	Issue	48	Pages	155202
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT)
	Abstract	While plasma treatment of skin diseases and wound healing has been proven highly effective, the underlying mechanisms, and more generally the effect of plasma radicals on skin tissue, are not yet completely understood. In this paper, we perform ReaxFF-based reactive molecular dynamics simulations to investigate the interaction of plasma generated OH radicals with a model system composed of free fatty acids, ceramides, and cholesterol molecules. This model system is an approximation of the upper layer of the skin (stratum corneum). All interaction mechanisms observed in our simulations are initiated by H-abstraction from one of the ceramides. This reaction, in turn, often starts a cascade of other reactions, which eventually lead to the formation of aldehydes, the dissociation of ceramides or the elimination of formaldehyde, and thus eventually to the degradation of the skin barrier function.
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	Publisher		Place of Publication	London	Editor
	Language		Wos	000351856600007	Publication Date	2015-03-25
	Series Editor		Series Title		Abbreviated Series Title
	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	0022-3727;1361-6463;	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	2.588	Times cited	20	Open Access
	Notes				Approved	Most recent IF: 2.588; 2015 IF: 2.721
	Call Number	c:irua:124230			Serial	3242
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	Author	Neyts, E.C.; Yusupov, M.; Verlackt, C.C.; Bogaerts, A.
	Title	Computer simulations of plasmabiomolecule and plasmatissue interactions for a better insight in plasma medicine			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2014	Publication	Journal of physics: D: applied physics	Abbreviated Journal	J Phys D Appl Phys
	Volume	47	Issue	29	Pages	293001
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT)
	Abstract	Plasma medicine is a rapidly evolving multidisciplinary field at the intersection of chemistry, biochemistry, physics, biology, medicine and bioengineering. It holds great potential in medical, health care, dentistry, surgical, food treatment and other applications. This multidisciplinary nature and variety of possible applications come along with an inherent and intrinsic complexity. Advancing plasma medicine to the stage that it becomes an everyday tool in its respective fields requires a fundamental understanding of the basic processes, which is lacking so far. However, some major advances have already been made through detailed experiments over the last 15 years. Complementary, computer simulations may provide insight that is difficultif not impossibleto obtain through experiments. In this review, we aim to provide an overview of the various simulations that have been carried out in the context of plasma medicine so far, or that are relevant for plasma medicine. We focus our attention mostly on atomistic simulations dealing with plasmabiomolecule interactions. We also provide a perspective and tentative list of opportunities for future modelling studies that are likely to further advance the field.
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	Corporate Author				Thesis
	Publisher		Place of Publication	London	Editor
	Language		Wos	000338860300001	Publication Date	2014-06-26
	Series Editor		Series Title		Abbreviated Series Title
	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	0022-3727;1361-6463;	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	2.588	Times cited	28	Open Access
	Notes				Approved	Most recent IF: 2.588; 2014 IF: 2.721
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:117853			Serial	472
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	Author	Zhang, Y.; Jiang, W.; Bogaerts, A.
	Title	Kinetic simulation of direct-current driven microdischarges in argon at atmospheric pressure			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2014	Publication	Journal of physics: D: applied physics	Abbreviated Journal	J Phys D Appl Phys
	Volume	47	Issue	43	Pages	435201
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT)
	Abstract	A one-dimensional, implicit particle-in-cell Monte Carlo collision model is used to simulate the plasma kinetic properties at a steady state in a parallel-plate direct current argon glow microdischarge under various operating conditions, such as driving voltage (301000 V) and gap size (101000 µm) at atmospheric pressure. First, a comparison between rf and dc modes is shown for the same pressure, driving voltage and gap spacing. Furthermore, the effect of gap size scaling (in the range of 101000 µm) on the breakdown voltage, peak electron density and peak electron current density at the breakdown voltage is examined. The breakdown voltage is lower than 150 V in all gaps considered. The microdischarge is found to have a neutral bulk plasma region and a cathode sheath region with size varying with the applied voltage and the discharge gap. In our calculations, the electron and ion densities are of the order of 10181023 m−3, which is in the glow discharge limit, as the ionization degree is lower than 1% . The electron energy distribution function shows a two-energy group distribution at a gap of 10 µm and a three-energy group distribution at larger gaps such as 200 µm and 1000 µm, emphasizing the importance of the gap spacing in dc microdischarges.
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	Corporate Author				Thesis
	Publisher		Place of Publication	London	Editor
	Language		Wos	000343150500011	Publication Date	2014-10-03
	Series Editor		Series Title		Abbreviated Series Title
	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	0022-3727;1361-6463;	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	2.588	Times cited	10	Open Access
	Notes				Approved	Most recent IF: 2.588; 2014 IF: 2.721
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:119152			Serial	1759
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	Author	Yusupov, M.; Neyts, E.C.; Simon, P.; Berdiyorov, G.; Snoeckx, R.; van Duin, A.C.T.; Bogaerts, A.
	Title	Reactive molecular dynamics simulations of oxygen species in a liquid water layer of interest for plasma medicine			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2014	Publication	Journal of physics: D: applied physics	Abbreviated Journal	J Phys D Appl Phys
	Volume	47	Issue	2	Pages	025205-25209
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT)
	Abstract	The application of atmospheric pressure plasmas in medicine is increasingly gaining attention in recent years, although very little is currently known about the plasma-induced processes occurring on the surface of living organisms. It is known that most bio-organisms, including bacteria, are coated by a liquid film surrounding them, and there might be many interactions between plasma species and the liquid layer before the plasma species reach the surface of the bio-organisms. Therefore, it is essential to study the behaviour of the reactive species in a liquid film, in order to determine whether these species can travel through this layer and reach the biomolecules, or whether new species are formed along the way. In this work, we investigate the interaction of reactive oxygen species (i.e. O, OH, HO2 and H2O2) with water, which is assumed as a simple model system for the liquid layer surrounding biomolecules. Our computational investigations show that OH, HO2 and H2O2 can travel deep into the liquid layer and are hence in principle able to reach the bio-organism. Furthermore, O, OH and HO2 radicals react with water molecules through hydrogen-abstraction reactions, whereas no H-abstraction reaction takes place in the case of H2O2. This study is important to gain insight into the fundamental operating mechanisms in plasma medicine, in general, and the interaction mechanisms of plasma species with a liquid film, in particular.
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	Corporate Author				Thesis
	Publisher		Place of Publication	London	Editor
	Language		Wos	000329108000013	Publication Date	2013-12-13
	Series Editor		Series Title		Abbreviated Series Title
	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	0022-3727;1361-6463;	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	2.588	Times cited	51	Open Access
	Notes				Approved	Most recent IF: 2.588; 2014 IF: 2.721
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:112286			Serial	2823
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	Author	Bogaerts, A.; Neyts, E.C.; Rousseau, A.
	Title	Special issue on fundamentals of plasmasurface interactions			Type	Editorial
	Year	2014	Publication	Journal of physics: D: applied physics	Abbreviated Journal	J Phys D Appl Phys
	Volume	47	Issue	22	Pages	220301
	Keywords	Editorial; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT)
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	Corporate Author				Thesis
	Publisher	Iop publishing ltd	Place of Publication	Bristol	Editor
	Language		Wos	000336207900001	Publication Date	2014-05-14
	Series Editor		Series Title		Abbreviated Series Title
	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	0022-3727;1361-6463;	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	2.588	Times cited	2	Open Access
	Notes				Approved	Most recent IF: 2.588; 2014 IF: 2.721
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:116917			Serial	3068
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