title: Wearable Atmospheric Pressure Plasma Fabrics Produced by Knitting Flexible Wire Electrodes for the Decontamination of Chemical Warfare Agents.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Agency for Defense Development (ADD), Yuseong P.O. Box 35-5, Daejeon 305-600, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Heesoo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.affiliation: Agency for Defense Development (ADD), Yuseong P.O. Box 35-5, Daejeon 305-600, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Jin Ah
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Seo
authors.affiliation: Agency for Defense Development (ADD), Yuseong P.O. Box 35-5, Daejeon 305-600, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Seungki
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Choi
mesh_terms: D001274:Atmospheric Pressure; D002619:Chemical Warfare Agents / Q000032:analysis*; D020099:Coated Materials, Biocompatible; D003666:Decontamination / Q000379:methods; D004566:Electrodes; D013058:Mass Spectrometry; D058626:Plasma Gases / Q000737:chemistry*; D000076251:Wearable Electronic Devices
chemical_list: D002619:Chemical Warfare Agents; D020099:Coated Materials, Biocompatible; D058626:Plasma Gases