TY - GEN
T1 - Argon micro-cell plasma with applications in bio-medical technology
AU - Dijk, van, J.
AU - Horiuchi, Y.
AU - Makabe, T.
PY - 2003
Y1 - 2003
N2 - In bio-medical technology, plasmas have recently been acknowledged as a viable instrument for performing micro-surgery. This in-vivo application obviously demands strict compatibility with the human tissue which is to be treated. That in turn imposes strict requirements on the pressure (1 atmosphere) and gas temperature (37 C) in which the plasma operates. In addition, the plasma source must be compact and reliable, while the plasma species should not poison the body fluids with which they are in contact.
In this contribution we will discuss the plasma-physical and electrical properties of an RF-operated argon micro-cell plasma (MCP) configuration which is believed to be able to meet these design restrictions. Results of a numerical study with the help of the two-dimensional Relaxation ConTinuum (RCT) model [1-2] will be presented. We shall focus on the spatial variation of the feed gas temperature for various plasma operating conditions. Special attention will be paid to the volumetric and surface heating mechanisms.
[1] T. Makabe, N. Nakano and Y. Yamaguchi, Phys. Rev. A (45), 2520 (1992)
[2] T. Makabe, "Advances in Low Temperature RF Plasmas" Elsevier, (2002)
AB - In bio-medical technology, plasmas have recently been acknowledged as a viable instrument for performing micro-surgery. This in-vivo application obviously demands strict compatibility with the human tissue which is to be treated. That in turn imposes strict requirements on the pressure (1 atmosphere) and gas temperature (37 C) in which the plasma operates. In addition, the plasma source must be compact and reliable, while the plasma species should not poison the body fluids with which they are in contact.
In this contribution we will discuss the plasma-physical and electrical properties of an RF-operated argon micro-cell plasma (MCP) configuration which is believed to be able to meet these design restrictions. Results of a numerical study with the help of the two-dimensional Relaxation ConTinuum (RCT) model [1-2] will be presented. We shall focus on the spatial variation of the feed gas temperature for various plasma operating conditions. Special attention will be paid to the volumetric and surface heating mechanisms.
[1] T. Makabe, N. Nakano and Y. Yamaguchi, Phys. Rev. A (45), 2520 (1992)
[2] T. Makabe, "Advances in Low Temperature RF Plasmas" Elsevier, (2002)
M3 - Conference contribution
T3 - Bulletin of the American Physical Society
SP - ET1.003-
BT - Proceedings of the 56th Annual Gaseous Electronics Conference 2003 (GEC 2003), 21-24 October, 2003, San Francisco, USA
PB - American Physical Society
CY - San Francisco, United Stated
T2 - 56th Annual Gaseous Electronics Conference (GEC 2003), October 21-24, 2003, San Francisco, CA, USA
Y2 - 21 October 2003 through 24 October 2003
ER -