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With a supply of energy, physical plasma is formed by the ionization of atoms or molecules of a gas. Plasmas applicable in medicine are generated in an atmospheric environment. Biological plasma effects that are potentially useful for medical applications are mainly mediated via changes to the liquid cell and tissue environment by reactive (redox-active) oxygen and nitrogen species. Because many of the plasma-generated reactive species are part of regular physiological and biochemical processes in mammalian cells, organisms have effective systems to respond to exogenous challenges from reactive species. Low plasma treatment intensities (short treatment times) give rise to an activation of cells that is the main basis for plasma-supported wound healing. Frequently, an increase in signaling protein production as well as changes in cell motility and metabolism, or changes in cell contact and anchorage proteins are observed. Higher plasma treatment intensities (longer treatment times) result in cell inactivation by induction of apoptosis, which may open new avenues in cancer treatment.

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von Woedtke, T., Schmidt, A., Bekeschus, S., Wende, K. (2018). Introduction to Plasma Medicine. In: Metelmann, HR., von Woedtke, T., Weltmann, KD. (eds) Comprehensive Clinical Plasma Medicine. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-67627-2_1

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