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Plasma medicine is an innovative and emerging field combining plasma physics, life sciences and clinical medicine to use physical plasma for therapeutic applications. Initial experiments confirm that plasma can be effective in ''in vivo'' antiseptics without affecting surrounding tissue and, moreover, stimulating tissue regeneration. Based on sophisticated basic research on plasma-tissue interaction, first therapeutic applications in wound healing, dermatology and dentistry will be opened. Plasma, described as the fourth state of matter, comprises charged species, active molecules and atoms and is also a source of UV-photons. These plasma-generated active species are useful for several bio-medical applications such as sterilization of implants and surgical instruments as well as modifying biomaterial surface properties. Sensitive applications of plasma, like subjecting human body or internal organs to plasma treatment for medical purposes, are also possible. This possibility is profoundly being investigated by research groups worldwide under the highly-interdisciplinary research field called 'plasma medicine'. ==Research fields== Progress in life sciences is increasingly caused by utilization of unrelated technologies and knowledge. In this spirit, microelectronics, optics, material sciences or nanotechnology became key technologies in modern medicine. A similar trend is expected now concerning plasma technology. Actually, plasma medicine is emerging worldwide as an independent medical field - comparable to the launch of laser technology into medicine years ago. Plasma medicine can be subdivided into three main fields: # Non-thermal atmospheric-pressure direct plasma for medical therapy # Plasma-assisted modification of bio-relevant surfaces # Plasma-based bio-decontamination and sterilization 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Plasma medicine」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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