Minicourse: Plasma Medicine and Plasma Healthcare

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Introduction

Recent advances in the development of various nonthermal, atmospheric pressure plasma devices have ushered the way to new methods and applications in a number of fields. Plasma medicine and plasma healthcare emerged as very promising branches.

Novel applications in biomedical engineering, environmental engineering, biofouling, sterilization, biological and chemical warfare agents’ mitigation, food preservation, biological cell manipulation, and medical diagnostics have emerged. With the IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science leading the way, many other international conferences have included their own sessions on plasma medicine. These conferences and symposia brought together scientists from around the world working in fields related to physics, electrical engineering, biomedical engineering, medicine, cell and molecular biology, microbiology, marine biology, and environmental sciences. The dialogue among these groups generated new interests and excitement, fostered cooperation and collaborations among disciplines, and provided the basis to establish new research programs in the United States and abroad. These programs provide new research and development initiatives for using non-thermal technologies in biology, medicine and environmental sciences.

Purpose of the minicourse

On the first day the course starts with general concerns and challenges in medicine and health care. The requirements for cold atmospheric plasma devices to face all needs in this area of science will also be covered. After a short break, topics will target special fields of interest, such as plasma coagulation, surgery and dentistry.

The second day starts with basic knowledge in biology, wound healing and chemistry necessary for plasma researchers, but will also summarize recent research that has been carried out. The next block of lectures focuses on plasma-cell and plasma-tissue interactions. After lunch, topics target again special fields of interest, such as plasma sterilization and cancer treatments. The day will finish with a question and discussion forum, where attendees can share their concerns and ideas. The following are the topic outlines for each lecturer.

Course Outline

• Thursday, 12th July 2012
  
  • 1:00 – 1:20 pm:
       Refreshment (Tea and coffee)
    1:20 – 1:30 pm:
       Welcome and Introductory Remarks
       G. Isbary and M. Laroussi, Minicourse Organizers
    1:30 – 2:20 pm:
       Challenges and opportunities in medicine and healthcare
       G. Isbary, Munich Hospital, Munich, Germany
    2:20 – 3:10 pm:
       Low-temperature plasma sources for biomedical applications
       V. Puech, LPGP, Orsay, France
    3:10 – 3:30 pm:
       Break and refreshment
    3:30 – 4:10 pm:
       Plasma coagulation
       G. Fridman, Drexel University, United States
    4:10 – 4:50 pm:
       Plasma surgery
       K. Stalder, Arthrocare Inc., California, United States
    4:50 - 5:30 pm:
       Plasma dentistry
       G. McCombs, Old Dominion University, United States
• Friday, 13th July 2012
  
  • 8:30 – 9:10 am:
       Introduction to basic cell biology
       G. Shama, Loughborough University, United Kingdom
    9:10 – 9:50 am:
       Plasma-based wound healing
       G. Isbary, Munich Hospital, Munich, Germany
    9:50 – 10:20 am:
       Plasma chemistry for medical purposes
       Y. Sakiyama, U. C. Berkeley; United States
    10:20 – 10:40 am:
       Break and refreshment
    10:40 – 11:30 am:
       Plasma-cell interaction mechanisms
       T. von Woedtke, INP Greifswald, Germany
    11:30 – 12:20 pm:
       Modeling of Biomedical Plasmas 
       F. Iza, Loughborough University, United Kingdom 
    12:20 – 1:40 pm:
       Lunch break
    1:40 – 2:30 pm:
       Plasma sterilization of medical instruments
       B. Baxter, Univ. Edinburgh, Scotland
    2:30 – 3:10 pm:
       Cancer treatment using low-temperature plasmas
       J. Schlegel, Univ. Munich, Germany
    3:10 – 3:30 pm:
       Break and refreshment
    3:30 – 4:20 pm:
       Questions and Discussion forum
       G. Isbary and M. Laroussi

Minicourse Registration Fee

• Regular  £400
• Student  £200

Notes:

• Registration fee includes dinner on Thursday 12th, and lunch on Friday 13th.
• NPSS students are encouraged to apply for a Paul Phelps Grant for meeting Minicourse expenses.

Mini-course Organizers

Prof. M. Laroussi Phone: +1 757 683 6369 E-mail: mlarouss@odu.edu Old Dominion University, USA

Dr. G. Isbary dr.isbary@googlemail.com Hospital Munich-Schwabing, Germany

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