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SYMP: Symposium Plasma in Biology and Medicine
SYMP 1: Plasma in Biology and Medicine (SYMP)
SYMP 1.3: Invited Talk
Wednesday, March 10, 2010, 15:00–15:30, A 001
Risk Assessment of the Application of a Plasma-Jet in Dermatology — •Jürgen Lademann1, Heike Richter1, Alexa Patzelt1, Axel Kramer2, Peter Hinz3, Klaus-Dieter Weltmann4, Bernd Hartmann5, Nils-Olaf Hübner2, and Olaf Lademann2 — 1Universitätsmedizin, Charité, Berlin, Department of Dermatology and Allergology, Center of Experimental and Cutaneous Physiology (CCP), Berlin, Germany — 2Institute of Hygiene and Environmental Medicine, Greifswald, Germany — 3Department of Emergency Surgery, Greifswald, Germany — 4Leibniz Institute for Plasma Science and Technology e.V. (INP), Greifswald, Germany — 5Burncenter, UKB Traumacenter, Berlin, Germany
Recently, it was reported that "cold" plasma can be applied on living tissue. In in vitro studies on cell culture it could be demonstrated that this new plasma possesses excellent antiseptic properties. In the present study, a risk assessment was performed, concerning the in vivo application of a "cold"-plasma-jet on patients and volunteers. Two potential risk factors, UV-radiation and temperature, were evaluated. It could be shown that the UV-radiation of the plasma in the used system was an order of magnitude lower than the minimal erythema dose, necessary to produce sunburn on the skin in vivo. Additionally thermal damage of the tissue by the plasma can be excluded. The results of the risk assessment in the present study stimulate the in vivo application of the investigated plasma-jet in the treatment of chronic wounds.