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Ghimire, B.; Szili, E.J.; Lamichhane, P.; Short, R.D.; Lim, J.S.; Attri, P.; Masur, K.; Weltmann, K.-D.; Hong, S.-H.; Choi, E.H. |
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The role of UV photolysis and molecular transport in the generation of reactive species in a tissue model with a cold atmospheric pressure plasma jet |
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A1 Journal article |
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2019 |
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Applied physics letters |
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Appl Phys Lett |
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114 |
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9 |
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093701 |
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A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT) |
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Cold atmospheric pressure plasma jets (plasma) operated in ambient air provide a rich source of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species (RONS), which are known to influence biological processes important in disease. In the plasma treatment of diseased tissue such as subcutaneous cancer tumors, plasma RONS need to first traverse an interface between the plasma-skin surface and second be transported to millimeter depths in order to reach deep-seated diseased cells. However, the mechanisms in the plasma generation of RONS within soft tissues are not understood. In this study, we track the plasma jet delivery of RONS into a tissue model target and we delineate two processes: through target delivery of RONS generated (primarily) in the plasma jet and in situ RONS generation by UV photolysis within the target. We demonstrate that UV photolysis promotes the rapid generation of RONS in the tissue model target’s surface after which the RONS are transported to millimeter depths via a slower molecular process. Our results imply that the flux of UV photons from plasma jets is important for delivering RONS through seemingly impenetrable barriers such as skin. The findings have implications not only in treatments of living tissues but also in the functionalization of soft hydrated biomaterials such as hydrogels and extracellular matrix derived tissue scaffolds. |
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000460820600048 |
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2019-03-04 |
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0003-6951 |
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3.411 |
Times cited |
12 |
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Not_Open_Access |
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National Research Foundation of Korea, NRF-2016K1A4A3914113 ; Australian Research Council, DP16010498 ; This work was supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) Grant No. NRF-2016K1A4A3914113 and in part by Kwangwoon University 2018, Korea. E.J.S., S.-H.H., and R.D.S. wish to thank the Australian Research Council for partially supporting this research through Discovery Project No. DP16010498 and UniSA through the Vice Chancellor Development Fund. |
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Most recent IF: 3.411 |
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PLASMANT @ plasmant @UA @ admin @ c:irua:158111 |
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5159 |
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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.; |
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Identification of the biologically active liquid chemistry induced by a nonthermal atmospheric pressure plasma jet |
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A1 Journal article |
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2015 |
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Biointerphases |
Abbreviated Journal |
Biointerphases |
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10 |
Issue |
10 |
Pages |
029518 |
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A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT) |
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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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000357195600036 |
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2015-05-06 |
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1934-8630;1559-4106; |
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Impact Factor |
2.603 |
Times cited |
137 |
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Most recent IF: 2.603; 2015 IF: 3.374 |
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c:irua:126774 |
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1549 |
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