Medical applications plasma treatment

The enzyme urate oxidase has also found medical application for the treatment of acute hype-ruricaemia (elevated plasma uric acid levels), associated with various tumours, particularly during their treatment with chemotherapy. 

Both electronic and medical applications of plasma polymers have been reported [54-61]. Most of these investigations are on the interface between polymers and inorganic materials, for instance, metal/polymer interfaces in structural adhesive joints, and cation diffusion along polymer/metal interfaces under an applied electric potential. In another reference, more specific aspects for electrical and electronic applications [59] were treated, wherein protective films for microcircuitry, and for wettability were explained. The use of such film for surface treatment has also been examined. 

New applications are being discovered for surface modification every day. Plasma treatment is becoming more common in many industries, such as the automobile and medical device industries, because it can make it easier to bond one material to another. The process increases quality and is relatively fast, which suits production in the fast-paced cultures of these industries. 

The use of polypropylene in textiles is steadily becoming more prevalent due to its lower cost basis. Polypropylene is commonly used in the fabrication of textile (nonwoven) filters for medical applications. In its native state, polypropylene nonwoven filtration media can only wet-out with liquids which possess surface tensions less than 32 mN/m. As such, water filtration requires high pressure to pass through the membrane. The use of an oxidative atmospheric pressure plasma treatment significantly increases fiber surface hydrophilicity and therefore filtra-... 

WATER SOLUBLE POLYMERS. Water-soluble polymers find application in a wide variety of areas that include polymers as food sources, plasma substitutes, and as diluents in medical prescriptions. Other areas of importance for water-soluble polymers include detergents, cosmetics, sewage treatment, stabilizing agents in the production of commodity plashes, rheology modifiers in the various processes for petroleum, textile, paper, and latex coatings production. The water-soluble polymers discussed in this article have significant commercial impact. 

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