| Title |
The Effects of an RF Plasma and Electric Fields on the Death of G361 Melanoma Cells |
| Authors |
손채화(Shon, Chae-Hwa) ; 김규천(Kim, Gyoo-Cheon) ; 이해준(Lee, Hae-June) |
| Keywords |
micro plasma ; low-temperature plasma ; melanoma ; apoptosis ; plasma needle |
| Abstract |
Micro plasma has been recently studied to investigate the effects on various cells. We study a micro-plasma produced by a plasma needle that is operated with RF power and its effects on G361 melanoma cells. The micro plasma size ranges from sub-mm to several mm at a few watts of RF power. For the bio-medical treatment, low-temperature plasma is obtained and gas temperature is controlled within several tens of degrees (°C) in order not to disturb cell activities. Elementary spectroscopic studies to obtain plasma characteristics are presented for Ar and He plasma with different frequencies of RF power. Also the preliminary results of the micro plasma effects on G361 melanoma cells are presented. It was observed that the irradiation of micro plasma induces cell death through the deprivation of tyrosine phosphorylation in the G361 cells. |