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Title: Anti-Melanoma Capability of Contactless Cold Atmospheric Plasma Treatment
In this study, we demonstrated that the widely used cold atmospheric plasma (CAP) jet could significantly inhibit the growth of melanoma cells using a contactless treatment method, The flow rate of helium gas was a key operational parameter to modulate electromagnetic (EM) effect on melanoma cells. Metal sheets with different sizes could be used as a strategy to control the strength of EM effect. More attractive, the EM effect from CAP could penetrate glass/polystyrene barriers as thick as 7 mm. All these discoveries presented the profound non-invasive nature of a physically based CAP treatment, which provided a solid foundation for CAP-based cutaneous/subcutaneous tumor therapy.  more » « less
Award ID(s):
1747760
PAR ID:
10302028
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Date Published:
Journal Name:
International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Volume:
22
Issue:
21
ISSN:
1422-0067
Page Range / eLocation ID:
11728
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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