Genetic effects of radio-frequency, atmospheric-pressure glow discharges with helium
- 2 June 2008
- journal article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 92 (22)
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2938692
Abstract
Due to low gas temperatures and high densities of active species, atmospheric-pressure glow discharges (APGDs) would have potential applications in the fields of plasma-based sterilization, gene mutation, etc. In this letter, the genetic effects of helium radio-frequency APGD plasmas with the plasmid DNA and oligonucleotide as the treated biomaterials are presented. The experimental results show that it is the chemically active species, instead of heat, ultraviolet radiation, intense electric field, and/or charged particles, that break the double chains of the plasmid DNA. The genetic effects depend on the plasma operating parameters, e.g., power input, helium flow rate, processing distance, time, etc.Keywords
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