New Dimensions of Plasma Jets
New plasma jet-to-jet coupling opens new dimensions in the field of high-energetic plasma applications.
View ArticlePlasma Sterilization of Pharmaceutical Products: From Basics to Production
A research group have developed the first commercial plasma sterilization system integrated in a pharmaceutical filling line.
View ArticleImproved Bonding of Acrylic Paints
Environmentally friendly coatings for use as a primer between aluminium alloys and acrylic paints?
View ArticleNanotexturing of transparent polymers with plasma etching
New work in nanotechnology: nanotexturing of plastics improves anti-reflectivity.
View ArticlePlasma-Assisted Electrosurgery
New research studies a combination of electrosurgery and plasma chemistry for tissue removal with less heat generation but maintaining fast dissection of tissue.
View ArticleUnderstanding Plasma Medicine? A New Model Helps to Explain
In plasma medicine reactive oxygen species are attracting increasing attention due to their wide potential applications.
View ArticleNew Surfaces for Tissue Engineering
Plasma polymerization technique is used to modify the surface of a biologically inert substrate for the purpose of enhancing cell adhesion.
View ArticleMonitored gluthathion oxidation in argon plasma
The action of plasma at the gas-solution interface in argon on reduced glutathione has been investigated through Raman spectroscopy.
View ArticleBarrier Coating Reduces Plasticizer Leaching from PVC
A new technology developed by FILK Freiberg and Fraunhofer IST allows production of films only 1 µm on PVC, which are effective barrier for plasticizers.
View ArticleSputtering of PET
Etching of PET in a plasma has been mimicked in a particle beam experiment by exposing spin-coated PET samples to quantified fluxes ions and atoms.
View ArticleSize Effects of Silver Nanoparticles
Size affects the deposition of silver nanoparticles onto polyamide fabrics, Portuguese researchers have found.
View ArticleDestroying greenhouse gases with plasma
Nonthermal plasma operated in dielectric barrier discharge decomposes the greenhouse gas nitrous oxide into its constituent elements: oxygen and nitrogen.
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