What is Plasma Therapy?

Plasma medicine is a new application of cold plasma. Plasma is called 'cold' when the temperature is not much above body temperature. Cold plasma is already widely used in industry for pretreating and cleaning surfaces. It is also used in the sterilization of medical equipment. In plasma medicine, cold plasma is applied to the human body. A cocktail of reactive species such as ozone, nitrogen oxides and hydrogen peroxide is created, which are very effective in killing bacteria and stimulating cell proliferation and microcirculation in the wound.

Plasmacure uses direct plasma in a closed system where the entire volume between the cold plasma pad and the wound is filled with cold plasma. This is potentially the most effective type of cold plasma for wound healing for 4 reasons:

The plasma comes into direct contact with the wound, allowing all reactive species, including short-lived ones, and the electric field to act on the wound (1, 2).

The plasma is generated in a closed system so that reactive species cannot escape into the ambient air (3).

An electric current passes through the wound site (with a defined route) and this can also promote wound healing (4)

 

 

 

 

 

 

The medical benefits of a powerful direct plasma for wound healing include
- Effective killing of bacteria.
- Inactivation of biofilm (slime layer containing bacteria).
- Stimulation of cell proliferation/tissue growth in the wound.
- Improvement of microcirculation in the wound area.