For surgical medicine, we have a vast array of tools and devices, as well as technical parts that can be inserted into the body (implants) and replace or support body parts. On the one hand, a preservative (sterile) surface can be produced by plasma cleaning and disinfection, and on the other hand, a functional surface coating can be formed, for example, to facilitate the attachment and fixation of implants in the body and the cell growth of body tissues. Therefore, plasma treatment of surgical instruments is often carried out in a clean room.
Using plasma cleaning technology, plasma sterilization, it is easy to produce standard equipment tools for sterile surfaces for medical, surgical and clinical applications. Surgical instruments and medical devices can also be easily cleaned with this method like biomedical implants (e.g., catheters, pacemakers) and other medical technology products. Plasma is a sterilization instrument.
During times of frequent exposure to bacteria and viruses, such as outbreaks in recent years or annual flu, it is especially important to keep medical materials and equipment, such as breathing masks or surgical instruments, sterile and clean. Using plasma technology, we can even sterilize materials and items that traditional chemical disinfection simply cannot clean or only costs a lot of money. Low pressure plasma enables sterilization without high temperatures, so that even heat-sensitive objects can be sterilized without damage. The plasma can also dry and sterilize parts, and oxygen and hydrogen peroxide gases are often used as process gases.
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