{"id":6,"date":"2017-08-18T15:19:27","date_gmt":"2017-08-18T19:19:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ne.ncsu.edu\/pls\/home\/"},"modified":"2025-11-18T20:00:51","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T01:00:51","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ne.ncsu.edu\/pls\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"block-callout n_items-center-ns  n_bg-red alignfull block-callout--has-img block-callout--img-right is-style-default\" >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"block-callout__img-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"block-callout__img\" srcSet=\"https:\/\/ne.ncsu.edu\/pls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/11\/IMG_8885-scaled-e1763504604831.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/ne.ncsu.edu\/pls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/11\/IMG_8885-scaled-e1763504604831.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/ne.ncsu.edu\/pls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/11\/IMG_8885-scaled-e1763504604831.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/ne.ncsu.edu\/pls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/11\/IMG_8885-scaled-e1763504604831.jpeg 2500w,\" src=\"https:\/\/ne.ncsu.edu\/pls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/11\/IMG_8885-scaled-e1763504604831.jpeg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 150px,(max-width: 600px) 600px,(max-width: 1200px) 1200px,(max-width: 2500px) 2500px,\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t    <\/figure>\n            \t\t\t<div class=\"block-callout__content n_pa4 n_w-100 n_flex n_flex-column n_tc  n_text-white\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    \n    \n    \n        <span id=\"\" class=\"block-callout__icon n_self-center icon n_text-white n_fill-white n_br0  n_s3 \" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n    \n\n\n    <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlnsXlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 50 50\" enableBackground=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xmlSpace=\"preserve\" class=\"n_mw-100 n_w-100 n_h-100\" >\n      <g >\n        <polygon  points=\"28.5,21.1 22.3,11 0,50 22,28.9 28,40.5 50,0 \t\" \/>\n      <\/g>\n    <\/svg>\n\n<\/span>\n                                                        <H4 class=\"block-callout__heading heading n_overflow-wrap-break n_pv2 n_ph0 n_ttn n_ma0 n_lh-title n_f3  n_univers-light n_normal n_text-white\">Plasma for Life Sciences<\/H4>\n\n                \t\t\t\t<p class=\"block-callout__body-wrapper n_text-white n_ma0 n_pa0 \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-callout__body \">Dr. Stapelmann studies the interactions of technical plasmas with biological systems on a macromolecular level. Her focus is on the characterization and optimization of plasma discharges used for biomedical applications and the understanding and improvement of plasmas used e.g. in medicine. The applications range from wound healing to air purification, sterilization of medical instruments as well as for planetary protection purposes. 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The award was presented at the 9th&#8230;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/ne.ncsu.edu\/pls\/news\/2018\/research-publication-highlighted-on-advanced-science-news\/\">Research publication highlighted on Advanced Science News<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Advanced Science News highlighted the recently published article &#8220;Impact of plasma oxidation on structural features of human epidermal growth factor&#8221; on their news website.\u00a0 The&#8230;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/ne.ncsu.edu\/pls\/news\/2018\/visiting-scholar-visits-plasma-for-life-science\/\">Visiting Scholar Visits Plasma for Life Science<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Visiting scholar Alexander Knodel from Ruhr University Bochum, Germany, visited the Plasma for Life Sciences Lab from May 15 to June 11. 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