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Plasma Bio-Decontamination Water Chemistry and Effects on Cells. Atmospheric Pressure Plasmas for Decontamination of Complex Medical Devices; K.-D.Weltmann et al.- Characterization of Damage to Bacteria and Bio-Macromolecules caused by (V) UV Radiation and Particles Generated by a Microscale Atmospheric Pressure Plasma Jet; J.-W. Lackmann et al.- Bio-Decontamination of Water and Surfaces by DC Discharges in Atmospheric Air; Z. Machala et al.- Biological Decontamination Using Pulsed Filamentary Microplasma Jet; R. Pothiraja et al.- The Fungal Spores Survival Under the Low-Temperature Plasma; H. Souskova et al.- Plasma-Liquid Interactions: Chemistry and Antimicrobial Effects; T. von Woedtke et al.- Damages of Biological Components in Bacteria and Bacteriophages Exposed to Atmospheric Non-Thermal Plasma; A. Mizuno.- Investigations of Bacterial Inactivation and DNA Fragmentation Induced by Flowing Humid Argo Post-Discharge; E. Odic et al.- DNA Oxidation by Reactive Oxygen Species Produced by Atmospheric Pressure Microplasmas; J.S. Sousa et al.- Optical Emission Spectroscopic Evaluation of different Microwave Plasma Discharges and Its Potential Application for Sterilization Processes; J.L. Hueso et al.- Plasma Biofilm Inactivation and Dentistry Applications. Battling Bacterial Biofilms with Gas Discharge Plasma; A. Zelaya et al.- Inactivation of Microorganisms in Model Biofilms by an Atmospheric Pressure Pulsed Non-Thermal Plasma; Yu. Akishev et al.-Low Temperature Atmospheric Argon Plasma: Diagnostics and Medical Applications; S. Ermolaeva et al.- A Sub-Microsecond Pulsed Plasma jet for Endodontic Biofilm Disinfection; C. Jiang et al.- Medical Plasma in Dentistry - a future Therapy for Peri-Implantitis; I. Koban et al.- Inactivation of Candida Strains in Planktonic and Biofilm Forms Using a Direct Current, Atmospheric-Pressure Cold Plasma Micro-Jet; W.-D. Zhu et al.- Non-Thermal Atmospheric Plasma Treatment for Deactivation of Oral Bacteria and Improvement of Dental Composite Restoration; Q.S. Yu et al.- Plasma-Based UV Sterilization. Features of the Sterilization by VUV/UV Irradiation of Low-Pressure Discharge Plasma; V.V. Tsiolko et al.- Applications of Excilamps in Microbiological and Medical Investigations; V.F. Tarasenko et al.- Xenon Iodide Exciplex Lamp as an Efficient Source for the UV Surface cleaning and Water Decontamination; M. Guivan et al.- Plasma Tissue Treatment and Wound Healing. Antisepsis of the Skin by Treatment with Tissue-Tolerable Plasma (TTP): Risk Assessment and Perspectives; J. Lademann et al.- Cold Microsecond Spark Discharge Plasma Production of Active Species and their Delivery into Tissue; D. Dobruynin et al.- Surface Dielectric Barrier Discharge Jet for Skin Disinfection; Y. Creyghton et al.- Cold Atmospheric Plasma for Clinical Purposes - Promising Results in Patients and Future Applications; G. Isbary.- Tissue Tolerable Plasma and Polihexanide: Are Synergistic Effects Possible to Promote Healing of Chronic Wounds? In Vivo and in Vitro Results; C.P. Bender et al.-Helium Atmospheric Pressure Plasma jet: Diagnostics and Applications for Burned Wounds Hearling; I. Topala and A. Nastuta.- Non-Equilibrium Air Plasma for Wound Bleeding Control; S.P. Kuo et al.- Plasma and Electric Fields in Medicine. Subcellular Biological Effects of Nanosecond Pulsed Electric Fields; J.F. Kolb and M. Stacey.- First Achievements and Opportunities for Cancer Treatment Using Non Thermal Plasma; E. Robert et al.- Nitric Oxide Plasma Sources for Bio-Decontamination and Plasma Therapy; V.N. Vasilets and A.B. Shekhter.- Generation of Focused Shock Waves in Water for Biomedical Applications; P. Lukes et al.- DBD Plasma Assisted Silver Functionalization of Surgical Meshes; J. Rahel et al.- Prospects for Treating Foods with Cold Atmospheric Gas Plasmas; G. Shama and M.G. Kong.- Decontamination of Bacillus Subtilis Spores in a Sealed Package Using a Non-Thermal Plasma System; K.M. Keener et al.- Impact of Atmospheric Plasma Generated by a DBD Device on Quality-Related Attributes of "Abate Fetel" Pear Fruit; A. Bernardinelli et al.- Fungicidal Effects of Plasma and Radio-Wave Pre-Treatments on Seeds of Grain Crops and Legumes; I. Filatova et al.- Subject Index.