Physics of plasma jets and interaction with surfaces: review on modelling and experiments

P Viegas, E Slikboer, Z Bonaventura… - Plasma Sources …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Plasma jets are sources of repetitive and stable ionization waves, meant for applications
where they interact with surfaces of different characteristics. As such, plasma jets provide an …

Synergistic effect of cold atmospheric pressure plasma and free or liposomal doxorubicin on melanoma cells

K Pefani-Antimisiari, DK Athanasopoulos… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
The aim of the present study was to investigate combined effects of cold atmospheric plasma
(CAP) and the chemotherapeutic drug doxorubicin (DOX) on murine and human melanoma …

Role of short-and long-lived reactive species on the selectivity and anti-cancer action of plasma treatment in vitro

K Sklias, J Santos Sousa, PM Girard - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary One fundamental feature that has emerged from in vitro application of cold
plasmas in cancer treatment is the key role of the liquid phase covering the cells. In the …

Combination of ICCD fast imaging and image processing techniques to probe species–specific propagation due to guided ionization waves

DK Athanasopoulos, P Svarnas, CM Liapis… - Physica …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
The present report is devoted to the study of distinct ionization waves in terms of temporally-,
spatially-, and wavelength-resolved analyses. The study is based on the technique of two …

SDBD flexible plasma actuator with Ag-Ink electrodes: experimental assessment

V Papadimas, C Doudesis, P Svarnas… - Applied Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
In the present work, a single dielectric barrier discharge (SDBD)-based actuator is
developed and experimentally tested by means of various diagnostic techniques. Flexible …

On the stability and turbulences of atmospheric-pressure plasma jet extracted from the exit of a long flexible PVC tube

HE Bousba, S Sahli, WSE Namous… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Atmospheric-pressure plasma jet (APPJ) created in helium was extracted far from its
electrical discharge ignition using a conductor wire inside a flexible plastic tube. The effects …

Physical interpretation of a pulsed atmospheric pressure plasma jet following parametric study of the UV–to–NIR emission

K Gazeli, P Svarnas, C Lazarou, C Anastassiou… - Physics of …, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
In the present report, an atmospheric pressure plasma jet is sustained in a helium channel
by high square wave unipolar voltage. The gas flow rate and the square wave features …

Water modification by cold plasma jet with respect to physical and chemical properties

P Svarnas, M Poupouzas, K Papalexopoulou… - Applied Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
This work is devoted to unbuffered and buffered water treatment by means of atmospheric
pressure cold plasma of electrical discharges. The interest in the activation of these two …

Ion fluxes and memory effects in an Ar–O2 modulated radiofrequency-driven atmospheric pressure plasma jet

J Jiang, PJ Bruggeman - Plasma Sources Science and …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
In this work we used molecular beam mass spectrometry to characterize ion fluxes produced
by a modulated radiofrequency (RF)-driven atmospheric pressure plasma jet operating in a …

Cold plasma bullet influence on the water contact angle of human skin surface

DK Athanasopoulos, P Svarnas, A Gerakis - Journal of Electrostatics, 2019 - Elsevier
Skin wettability is determinant factor for skin protection, adhesion to substances or patches,
and molecule absorption, which are subsequently important for the overall health, the …