Novel Plasma Science, Technology, and Medicine

Dear Colleagues,

One of the biggest challenges of the 21^st century is the transition towards sustainable production. Many paramount industrial processes currently utilised, e.g. the Haber-Bosch process of nitrogen fixation, are not environmentally benign: they are centralised, power-demanding, and produce carbon dioxide at levels incompatible with the concept of sustainability. Plasma is an ionised gas, used in the production of microelectronics for decades. In the last decade or so, plasma has emerged as an appealing alternative to existing technologies, because of its potential in intermittent operation, decentralised deployment, and compatibility with renewable electricity. Recent developments demonstrate the tremendous advances in plasma applications for N₂ fixation, CO₂ and N₂O conversion, dry reforming of CH₄, etc. Besides, plasma is also an invaluable tool in medicine, actively researched as an anti-microbial, anti-cancer, wound healing and dental agent.

In this context, we are proud to announce this Special Issue, dedicated to plasma processes, including direct plasma conversion, plasma catalysis, plasma electrochemistry, etc., as well as plasma medicine and microelectronics plasma development. We welcome manuscripts on all aspects of plasma research: from developing plasma power supplies and reactors to process optimization, from optical analyses to medicinal plasma studies, with both applied and fundamental science discoveries

Dr. Yury Gorbanev
Guest Editor

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