Low-temperature plasma-processing technologies are essential for material synthesis and
device fabrication. Not only the utilization but also the development of plasma-related …

This review provides a description of the historical background of the development of
biological applications of low-temperature plasmas. The generation of plasma, methods and …

Surface air discharge has been extensively reported to have strong antibacterial and
anticancer effects, and these biological effects are more or less attributed to the short-lived …

Nitrogen is a very common element, comprising approximately 78% of Earth's atmosphere,
and is an important component of various electronic devices while also being essential for …

The stress response is one of the most fundamental cellular processes. Although the
molecular mechanisms underlying responses to a single stressor have been extensively …

Nonthermal atmospheric-pressure plasmas produce reactive plasma species including
charged particles and reactive oxygen and nitrogen species, which are known to induce …

Plasma-driven science is defined as the artificial control of physical plasma-driven
phenomena based on complex interactions between nonequilibrium open systems …

Surface modification of polymer fiber membranes using atmospheric pressure low-
temperature plasma has gained significant attention in recent years. The effectiveness of …

The characteristics of a gas-temperature-controllable atmospheric-pressure helium plasma
jet and the development of an experimental system for cell viability assays of yeasts (fission …

Ethanol production by budding yeast was compared between direct and indirect plasma
irradiation. We observed enhancement of ethanol production and cell growth not by indirect …