Plasma technology is a rapidly growing field of science and technology with a boom of industrial applications. Panel display technology, solar cell development as well as tissue engineering and prostheses are just a few examples of significance to physicists, chemists, biologists and engineers alike. Edited and compiled by scientists with a global reputation in plasma research, this monograph compiles contributions on the latest results in plasma technology.
From the Contents:
Basic Approaches to Plasma Production and Control
Plasma Sources and Reactor Configurations
Advanced Simulations for Industrial Plasma Applications
Modeling and Diagnostics of He Discharges for Treatment of
Polymers
Three-Dimensional Modeling of Thermal Plasmas for the Design
of Sources
Radiofrequency Plasma Sources for Semiconductor Processing
Advanced Plasma Diagnostics for Thin-Film Deposition
Plasma Processing of Polymers by a Low-Frequency Discharge
Fundamentals on Plasma Deposition of Fluorocarbon Films
Plasma CVD Processes for Thin Film Silicon Solar Cells
VHF Plasma Production for Solar Cells
Growth Control of Clusters in Reactive Plasmas
Micro- and Nanostructuring in Plasma Processes for Biomaterials
Chemical Immobilization of Biomolecules on Plasma-Modified
Substrates
In Vitro Methods to Assess the Biocompatibility of Plasma-Modified Surfaces
Cold Gas Plasma in Biology and Medicine
Mechanisms of Sterilization and Decontamination of Surfaces
Application of Atmospheric Pressure Glow Plasma
Hydrocarbon and Fluorocarbon Thin Film Deposition
Remark on Production of Atmospheric Pressure Non-thermal
Plasmas
Present Status and Future of Color Plasma Displays
Characteristics of PDP Plasmas
Recent Progress in Plasma Spray Processing
Electrohydraulic Discharge Direct Plasma Water Treatment
Processes
Development and Physics Issues of an Advanced Space Prop
