Open AccessPlasma Permeabilization of Human Excised Full-Thickness Skin by µs- and ns-pulsed DBD
Author(s) -
Monika Gelker,
Christel C. MüllerGoymann,
Wolfgang Viöl
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
skin pharmacology and physiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.703
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1660-5535
pISSN - 1660-5527
DOI - 10.1159/000505195
Subject(s) - dielectric barrier discharge , chemistry , permeation , barrier function , biology , biochemistry , membrane , electrode , microbiology and biotechnology
Cold atmospheric plasma (CAP) is gaining increasing importance as a medical or cosmetic treatment for various indications. The technology is best suited to the treatment of surfaces such as the skin and is already used in wound care and, in exemplary case studies, the reduction of superficial tumors. Several plasma sources have been reported to affect the skin barrier function and potentially enable drug delivery across or into plasma-treated skin.