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View article: Modeling Plasma-Induced Modifications in Alginate Biopolymers at the Atomic Scale
Modeling Plasma-Induced Modifications in Alginate Biopolymers at the Atomic Scale Open
This study investigates the impact of reactive oxygen species produced by nonthermal plasma on biopolymers using computer simulations. Specifically, reactive molecular dynamics simulations are employed to study the interaction between oxyg…
View article: Design and characterization of a nano‐pulsed atmospheric pressure plasma jet for biomedical applications
Design and characterization of a nano‐pulsed atmospheric pressure plasma jet for biomedical applications Open
Plasma jets, crucial atmospheric pressure sources in biomedical applications, generate reactive species in liquids, with electrical fields playing a significant role, as variations in pulse rise times and durations in dielectric barrier di…
View article: Near-Surface Turbulence Structure in the Presence of a Nocturnal Low-Level Jet: Results from the MATERHORN Field Experiment
Near-Surface Turbulence Structure in the Presence of a Nocturnal Low-Level Jet: Results from the MATERHORN Field Experiment Open
The presence of Low-Level Jets (LLJs) in the nocturnal boundary layer over complex terrain has proven to generate complex interaction with turbulence. Of notice, LLJs represent one of the most common mechanisms triggering the occurrence of…
View article: Engineering alginate-based injectable hydrogels combined with bioactive polymers for targeted plasma-derived oxidative stress delivery in osteosarcoma therapy
Engineering alginate-based injectable hydrogels combined with bioactive polymers for targeted plasma-derived oxidative stress delivery in osteosarcoma therapy Open
Reactive Oxygen and Nitrogen Species (RONS) in biological systems display hormetic effects, capable of either promoting cell regenerative effects or inducing cell death. Recently, hydrogels have emerged as a promising delivery platform for…
View article: Outside Front Cover: Plasma Process. Polym. 12/2023
Outside Front Cover: Plasma Process. Polym. 12/2023 Open
Outside Front Cover: This second part of the special issue on Plasma Medicine focuses on the interdisciplinary that is intrinsic in this field. At its heart, plasma medicine combines elements of physics, chemistry, biology, and engineering…
View article: Interdisciplinarity: In the DNA of plasma medicine
Interdisciplinarity: In the DNA of plasma medicine Open
Plasma medicine is a rapidly evolving, interdisciplinary field that gathers a spectrum of scientific domains to exploit ionized gases at temperatures close to ambient (cold plasmas) for transformative applications in healthcare and biotech…
View article: Oxidation of lactate to pyruvate mediates the cytotoxic potential of physical plasma‐treated saline solutions in ovarian cancer
Oxidation of lactate to pyruvate mediates the cytotoxic potential of physical plasma‐treated saline solutions in ovarian cancer Open
Epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) is the most common type of gynecological tumor, presenting poor prognosis at diagnosis and with recurrences being frequently observed. Reactive species generated by physical plasma and transferred into liqui…
View article: Outside Front Cover: Plasma Process. Polym. 9/2023
Outside Front Cover: Plasma Process. Polym. 9/2023 Open
Outside Front Cover: This special issue of Plasma Processes and Polymers focuses on the diverse range of applications and advancements in the field of plasma medicine. The papers included showcase significant contributions of plasma techno…
View article: Special issue: Plasma Medicine ‐ part I
Special issue: Plasma Medicine ‐ part I Open
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View article: Plasma‐treated liquids in medicine: Let's get chemical
Plasma‐treated liquids in medicine: Let's get chemical Open
Fundamental and applied research on plasma‐treated liquids for biomedical applications was boosted in the last few years, dictated by their advantages with respect to direct treatments. However, often, the lack of consistent analysis at a …
View article: Assessing the Departures from the Energy- and Flux-Budget (EFB) Model in Heterogeneous and Urbanized Environment for Stable Atmospheric Stratification
Assessing the Departures from the Energy- and Flux-Budget (EFB) Model in Heterogeneous and Urbanized Environment for Stable Atmospheric Stratification Open
Turbulence closure schemes, besides their intrinsic theoretical importance, represent a fundamental component in the atmospheric numerical models. Among his numerous and diverse scientific contributions, Prof. Sergej S. Zilitinkevich, with…
View article: Does non-thermal plasma modify biopolymers in solution? A chemical and mechanistic study for alginate
Does non-thermal plasma modify biopolymers in solution? A chemical and mechanistic study for alginate Open
The mutual interaction between reactive species generated by non-thermal plasma and biopolymers in solution causes oxidative modifications that can have an impact in biomedical applications.
View article: On the parametrizations for the dissipation rate of the mean turbulence kinetic energy in stable conditions
On the parametrizations for the dissipation rate of the mean turbulence kinetic energy in stable conditions Open
Observations acquired in the stable surface layer during two field experiments (The The Mountain Terrain Atmospheric Modeling and Observations Program and the Climate Change Tower Integrated Project) are considered to test different parame…
View article: The Effect of Submeso Motions on the Budgets of the Mean Turbulent Kinetic Energy and Temperature Variance in the Stable Atmospheric Surface Layer
The Effect of Submeso Motions on the Budgets of the Mean Turbulent Kinetic Energy and Temperature Variance in the Stable Atmospheric Surface Layer Open
By considering turbulence observations in the atmospheric stable surface layer over complex terrain, we study the effect of submeso motions on the budgets of the mean turbulent kinetic energy (TKE) and (half) the temperature variance. Diff…
View article: Closure scheme for stably stratified turbulence without critical Richardson number
Closure scheme for stably stratified turbulence without critical Richardson number Open
This paper presents a new modification of the second order turbulence closure that removes the critical gradient Richardson number limitation typically found in Mellor-Yamada style models. The mean wind speed and potential temperature prof…
View article: Can we remove tattoos with non‐thermal atmospheric plasma?
Can we remove tattoos with non‐thermal atmospheric plasma? Open
Current methods for tattoo removal are long, costly and have drawbacks such as scarring among others. Looking for alternatives, here we assess the feasibility of non‐thermal plasma (NTP) as a standalone method for the removal of tattoos. W…
View article: Interaction Between Waves and Turbulence Within the Nocturnal Boundary Layer
Interaction Between Waves and Turbulence Within the Nocturnal Boundary Layer Open
The presence of waves is proven to be ubiquitous within nocturnal stable boundary layers over complex terrain, where turbulence is in a continuous, although weak, state of activity. The typical approach based on Reynolds decomposition is u…
View article: Thermosensitive hydrogels to deliver reactive species generated by cold atmospheric plasma: a case study with methylcellulose
Thermosensitive hydrogels to deliver reactive species generated by cold atmospheric plasma: a case study with methylcellulose Open
Hydrogels have been recently proposed as suitable materials to generate reactive oxygen and nitrogen species (RONS) upon gas-plasma treatment, and postulated as promising alternatives to conventional cancer therapies.
View article: Chemical and Antimicrobial Effects of Air Non-Thermal Plasma Processing of Fresh Apple Juice with Focus on Safety Aspects
Chemical and Antimicrobial Effects of Air Non-Thermal Plasma Processing of Fresh Apple Juice with Focus on Safety Aspects Open
Freshly squeezed apple juice was subjected to air non-thermal plasma treatment to investigate the capability of this processing method to inactivate microorganisms and to evaluate its safety when applied to liquid food products. Two differ…
View article: Characterization of Turbulence in the Neutral and Stable Surface Layer at Jang Bogo Station, Antarctica
Characterization of Turbulence in the Neutral and Stable Surface Layer at Jang Bogo Station, Antarctica Open
The availability of 5-year time series of velocity and temperature data from two sonic anemometers installed at Jang Bogo Station, Antarctica, allowed a systematic investigation of the turbulence features in a stable layer affected by subm…
View article: Reciprocal Interaction between Waves and Turbulence within the Nocturnal Boundary-Layer
Reciprocal Interaction between Waves and Turbulence within the Nocturnal Boundary-Layer Open
<p>The presence of waves in the nocturnal boundary layer has proven to generate complex interaction with turbulence. On complex terrain environments, where turbulence is observed in a weak but continuous state of activity, waves can …
View article: Quantification of Plasma-Produced Hydroxyl Radicals in Solution and their Dependence on the pH
Quantification of Plasma-Produced Hydroxyl Radicals in Solution and their Dependence on the pH Open
HO radicals are the most important reactive species generated during water treatment by non-thermal plasma devices. In this letter, we report the first quantification of the steady-state concentration and lifetime of plasma-produced hydrox…
View article: The On-Line Integrated Mesoscale Chemistry Model BOLCHEM
The On-Line Integrated Mesoscale Chemistry Model BOLCHEM Open
This work presents the on-line coupled meteorology–chemistry transport model BOLCHEM, based on the hydrostatic meteorological BOLAM model, the gas chemistry module SAPRC90, and the aerosol dynamic module AERO3. It includes parameterization…
View article: Second-Order Model for Atmospheric Turbulence without Critical Richardson Number
Second-Order Model for Atmospheric Turbulence without Critical Richardson Number Open
The purpose of this communication is to present a derivation of the non-dimensional vertical gradients of the mean wind speed and mean potential temperature expressed in terms of the so-called similarity functions for very stable condition…
View article: Enhanced Generation of Reactive Species by Cold Plasma in Gelatin Solutions for Selective Cancer Cell Death
Enhanced Generation of Reactive Species by Cold Plasma in Gelatin Solutions for Selective Cancer Cell Death Open
Atmospheric pressure plasma jets generate reactive oxygen and nitrogen species (RONS) in liquids and biological media, which find application in the new area of plasma medicine. These plasma-treated liquids were demonstrated recently to po…