Plasma Medicine
An emerging field of medical physics applying non-thermal atmospheric pressure plasmas directly to living tissues for therapeutic treatment.
Governing formula
RONS Generation: NO, O₂⁻, H₂O₂, OH•, ONOO⁻
SI unit
Biomedical Application
In depth
Cold plasmas generate controlled doses of Reactive Oxygen and Nitrogen Species (RONS), UV photons, and electric fields that destroy bacterial membranes and selectively induce cancer cell apoptosis without burning surrounding healthy tissue.
Examples in the real world
Cold plasma treatment disinfecting chronic diabetic foot ulcers and accelerating skin wound healing.