October 28, 2014Plasma Processes and Polymers134 citations

From Killing Bacteria to Destroying Cancer Cells: 20 Years of Plasma Medicine

MLMounir LaroussiNorfolk State University

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This is an essay that briefly reviews and discusses the application of low temperature plasma (LTP) to kill cancer cells. Some historical background is given and the views and opinions of the author about the present and future of the field are presented.

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