Agency for Defense Development (ADD), Yuseong P.O. Box 35-5, Daejeon 305-600, Republic of Korea.
Sci Rep. 2017 Jan 18;7:40746. doi: 10.1038/srep40746.
One of the key reasons for the limited use of atmospheric pressure plasma (APP) is its inability to treat non-flat, three-dimensional (3D) surface structures, such as electronic devices and the human body, because of the rigid electrode structure required. In this study, a new APP system design-wearable APP (WAPP)-that utilizes a knitting technique to assemble flexible co-axial wire electrodes into a large-area plasma fabric is presented. The WAPP device operates in ambient air with a fully enclosed power electrode and grounded outer electrode. The plasma fabric is flexible and lightweight, and it can be scaled up for larger areas, making it attractive for wearable APP applications. Here, we report the various plasma properties of the WAPP device and successful test results showing the decontamination of toxic chemical warfare agents, namely, mustard (HD), soman (GD), and nerve (VX) agents.
大气压等离子体（APP）应用受限的一个关键原因是其刚性电极结构使其无法处理非平面的三维（3D）表面结构，如电子设备和人体。在这项研究中，提出了一种新的大气压等离子体系统设计——可穿戴大气压等离子体（WAPP），它利用针织技术将灵活的同轴线电极组装成大面积的等离子体织物。WAPP 装置在完全封闭的功率电极和接地外电极的环境空气中运行。等离子体织物柔软轻便，可以扩展到更大的面积，因此非常适合可穿戴的大气压等离子体应用。在这里，我们报告了 WAPP 装置的各种等离子体特性以及成功的测试结果，表明其可以有效净化有毒的化学战剂，即芥子气（HD）、梭曼（GD）和维埃克斯（VX）。
