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- ItemTranslational plasma stomatology: Applications of cold atmospheric plasmas in dentistry and their extension(Hoboken, NJ : Wiley, 2017) Li, He‐Ping; Zhang, Xiao‐Fei; Zhu, Xiao‐Ming; Zheng, Miao; Liu, Shu‐Fang; Qi, Xuan; Wang, Kai‐Peng; Chen, Jian; Xi, Xiao‐Qing; Tan, Jian‐Guo; Ostrikov, Kostya (Ken)In recent years, translational plasma medicine (TPM), as a novel application area of plasmas, has attracted much attention of experts from both academic and clinical fields. State-of-the-art of the lab-scale research and clinical trials of the cold atmospheric plasmas (CAPs) in the stomatology are reviewed in detail from the direct and indirect applications of the CAPs. Based on the discussions concerning the relationship between the plasma stomatology and the plasma medicine, it is indicated that it would be an important reference for promoting the TPM starting from the fundamental and application studies in the field of dentistry, which is also one of the most three promising application fields of plasma medicine.
- ItemSustainable Life Cycles of Natural-Precursor-Derived Nanocarbons(Washington, DC : ACS Publ., 2015) Bazaka, Kateryna; Jacob, Mohan V.; Ostrikov, Kostya (Ken)Sustainable societal and economic development relies on novel nanotechnologies that offer maximum efficiency at minimal environmental cost. Yet, it is very challenging to apply green chemistry approaches across the entire life cycle of nanotech products, from design and nanomaterial synthesis to utilization and disposal. Recently, novel, efficient methods based on nonequilibrium reactive plasma chemistries that minimize the process steps and dramatically reduce the use of expensive and hazardous reagents have been applied to low-cost natural and waste sources to produce value-added nanomaterials with a wide range of applications. This review discusses the distinctive effects of nonequilibrium reactive chemistries and how these effects can aid and advance the integration of sustainable chemistry into each stage of nanotech product life. Examples of the use of enabling plasma-based technologies in sustainable production and degradation of nanotech products are discussed-from selection of precursors derived from natural resources and their conversion into functional building units, to methods for green synthesis of useful naturally degradable carbon-based nanomaterials, to device operation and eventual disintegration into naturally degradable yet potentially reusable byproducts.