Apparatus for atmospheric pressure pin-to-hole spark discharge and uses thereof
Disclosed herein are atmospheric pressure pin-to-hole pulsed spark discharge devices and methods for creating plasma. The devices include a conduit for fluidically communicating a gas, a plasma, or both, therethrough, portion of the conduit capable of being connected to a gas supply, and a second portion of the conduit capable of emitting a plasma; a positive electrode comprising a sharp tip; and a ground plate electrode. Disclosed are methods for treating a skin ulcer using non-thermal plasma include flowing a gas through a cold spark discharge zone simultaneously with the creation of a pulsed spark discharge to give rise to a non-thermal plasma emitted from a conduit, the non-thermal plasma comprising NO; and contacting a skin ulcer with said non-thermal plasma for sufficient time and intensity to give rise to treatment of the skin ulcer.
- Research Organization:
- Drexel Univ., Philadelphia, PA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- FC26-06NT42724
- Assignee:
- Drexel University (Philadelphia, PA)
- Patent Number(s):
- 9,511,240
- Application Number:
- 13/256,556
- OSTI ID:
- 1334669
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 2010 Mar 16
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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