Plasma generating technology/patents

This technology and patents cover an atmospheric pressure plasma apparatus comprised of a porous electrode that allows the plasma to pass through the channel of the apparatus and does not require the treated surface to do so. This allows a larger surface to be treated. The device operates at ambient temperature and pressures to allow plasma to react with the surface of a material to modify it and prepare it for printing, gluing, soldering, reacting, bonding, coating, and deposition. Originally developed for potential use in medical sterilization, this is an un-used technology at Stryker.

Potential benefits

-Portable--smaller than other devices

-Energy efficient--requires less energy than other low temperature plasma emitters

-Greater surface area treated--novel design does not require the treated surface to pass through the channel

-Carrier gas free--can remain stable at ambient pressures without a carrier gas

Potential Applications

The main application is to modify the surfaces of materials to prepare them for further reaction, coating, or bonding. Other potential applications include:

-Decontaminating surfaces from microbes

-"Scrubbing" emissions from autos and industrial processes

-Treating volatile organic compounds in water and soil

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