Plasma is an ionized gas that is typically formed under high-temperature laboratory conditions. Recent progress in atmospheric plasmas has led to cold atmospheric plasma (CAP) devices with ion temperatures close to room temperature. The unique chemical and physical properties of CAP have led to its use in various biomedical applications including cancer therapy. CAP exhibits a spontaneous transition from a spatially homogeneous state to a modifiable pattern that is subject to self-organization. In this Opinion article, we discuss some new applications for plasma in cancer therapy based on plasma self-organization, which enables adaptive features in plasma-based therapeutic systems.

等离子体是一种离子化气体，通常在高温实验室条件下形成。大气等离子体的最新进展已导致离子温度接近室温的冷大气等离子体（CAP）设备。CAP独特的化学和物理特性已导致其在包括癌症治疗在内的各种生物医学应用中的使用。CAP表现出自空间均匀状态到可自我组织的可修改模式的自发转变。在这篇观点文章中，我们讨论了基于血浆自组织的血浆在癌症治疗中的一些新应用，这些新应用在基于血浆的治疗系统中实现了自适应功能。