Effects of newly devised plasma lice comb on human hair

作     者：Lars TEN BOSCH Andreas HUBER Philipp SAUERBIER Robert KOHLER Georg AVRAMIDIS Wolfgang VIOL 

作者机构：University of Applied Sciences and Arts HAWKFaculty NVon-Ossietzky-Strasse 99/10037085 GottingenGermany Neaspec GmbHEglfinger Weg 285540 Munich-HaarGermany Wood Biology and Wood ProductsFaculty of Forest Sciences and Forest EcologyUniversity of GoettingenBüsgenweg 437077 GottingenGermany 

出 版 物：《Plasma Science and Technology》 (等离子体科学和技术（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2019年第21卷第12期

页      面：78-84页

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学科分类：1304[艺术学-美术学] 13[艺术学] 08[工学] 0804[工学-仪器科学与技术] 0802[工学-机械工程] 

基　　金：funded by by the German Federal Ministry of Science and Culture via the Niedersachsisches Vorab: Volkswagen Stiftung (No. ZN 2779) the Federal State of Lower Saxony and the DFG for the funding of the XPS System within the funding code INST 196/8-1 FUGG funded by the BMBF (funding code: 03X5519B) enabling the acquisition of the SNOM system The support within the joint research focus project is gratefully acknowledged 

主　　题：atmospheric pressure plasma dielectric barrier discharge pediculosis SEM SNOM ESCA XPS hair smoothing plasma based pest management 

摘      要：A plasma device was developed showing high potential for a pesticide-free treatment of pediculosis. As a first safety assessment of the device was presented earlier, this present paper focuses on the damage introduced to human hair during a plasma treatment for pediculosis control. Therefore, human hairs were treated repeatedly to assess the possible occurring damage developing with increasing treatment durations. To analyse the inflicted changes on human hair examinations using x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy(XPS/ESCA), scanning nearfield optical microscopy(SNOM) and scanning electron microscopy were conducted, to compare the modifications of surface chemistry and mechanical alterations. The investigations revealed a mild impact on the surface chemistry(XPS/SNOM), while more distinct morphological changes on the hair surface could be observed. The authors conclude that an effect of the plasma comb device on the hair during a real-life treatment is negligible, due to the very short contact times during a standard combing procedure for pediculosis control.