Articolo in rivista, 2019, ENG, 10.1393/ncc/i2019-19232-5

A plasma medicine tool for accelerating blood coagulation

De Masi G.

Consorzio RFX (CNR, ENEA, INFN, Università di Padova, Acciaierie Venete SpA), Corso Stati Uniti 4 - 35127 Padova, Italy; CNR ISTP - Istituto per la Scienza e Tecnologia dei Plasmi, Sede secondaria di Padova, Corso Stati Uniti 4, 35127 Padova, Italy; Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche e Chirurgiche, Università degli Studi "Magna Graecia", Catanzaro, Italy.

Plasma medicine is an emerging field among the broad spectrum of the plasma science and technologies. In this contribution, we focus on the application of Cold Atmospheric Plasmas (CAPs) for accelerating blood coagulation. A review of the state of art on the topic is discussed in the first part. In the second part, the main features of the Plasma Coagulation Controller, a plasma source recently developed at Consorzio RFX, are presented together with the in vitro tests on blood samples withdrawn from patients following anti-coagulant therapy. Blood clots are clearly visible after treatments even shorter than 1 minute.

Il Nuovo cimento C (2009, Testo stamp.) 42 (5), pp. 1–9

Keywords

plasma medicine, efficacy, blood coagulation

CNR authors

De Masi Gianluca

CNR institutes

IGI – Istituto gas ionizzati, ISTP – Istituto per la Scienza e Tecnologia dei Plasmi

ID: 425928

Year: 2019

Type: Articolo in rivista

Creation: 2020-07-23 12:34:01.000

Last update: 2022-02-04 10:38:42.000

CNR authors

External IDs

CNR OAI-PMH: oai:it.cnr:prodotti:425928

DOI: 10.1393/ncc/i2019-19232-5

Scopus: 2-s2.0-85077932822

ISI Web of Science (WOS): 000513928600005