Year: 2018
Type: article
Abstract: Poor healing wounds are a rather difficult problem for doctors, since they complicate even the most successful treatment. For example, in diabetes mellitus wounds arise due to injured vascular disease, with oncology and HIV - due to suppressed immunity, and in the elderly the reason is the low rate of cell division. The treatment of such wounds by the usual methods is very problematic, and sometimes it is simply impossible. It is also complicated because of the fact that such wounds usually have large sizes and complicated forms. It is possible to solve these problems with the help of low-temperature plasma.The article considers the possibilities of using a cold plasma stream, its sterilizing and disinfecting properties. There are a lot of methods of sterilization and disinfection available in the world. The use of solutions of chemical agents, boiling, ionizing radiation, dryers, gas sterilizers have their advantages and disadvantages. Cold plasma can be used not only for therapeutic influences, but also for the treatment of tools and materials for the treatment of intradermal infection. The structure of the construction, which allows to increase the area of treatment with cold plasma jets, is proposed. The possibility of processing difficult-to-reach areas and objects of complex form is considered.In the conclusion, an analysis was made of the use of the design of a multi-stream creep plasma generator for therapeutic effects and to achieve antibacterial effects.
Authors: R. O. Kolomiets, T. M. Nikitchuk, D. С. Morozov, O. V. Hrek
Institution: Zhytomyr Polytechnic State University
Language: English
Subfield: Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2884889020