DNA strand scission induced by a non-thermal atmospheric pressure plasma jet

Sylwia Ptasińska, Blagovest Bahnev, Agnieszka Stypczyńska, M. Bowden, N. J. Mason, Nicholas Braithwaite

Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics · 2010 · 73 citations · 10 references

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Abstract

The DNA molecule is observed to be very susceptible to short-term exposures to an atmospheric pressure plasma jet. The DNA damage induced by plasma-generated species, i.e. excited atoms, charged particles, electrons and UV light is determined.

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