Hans-Robert Metelmann - Comprehensive Clinical Plasma Medicine: Cold Physical Plasma for Medical Application

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Kind reader,

People usually do not read the preface. But in evidence some do so benevolently. As a sign of our gratitude we reveal only to you that you are holding a future collectors item in your hands, the first comprehensive textbook of a new specialized medical branch: clinical plasma medicine.

How it is actually created and what makes a new specialty in medicine? There is a substantial, significant, and proven evolution in medical technology and treatment concept, a meaningful contribution for the benefit of patients that is calling for natural scientists, engineers, and medical doctors to link their competences and build an innovative scientific community. There are health problems frequently encountered in daily medical practice that can be solved with the new concept and technology. There is an innovative area of scientific and medical expertise not covered by just one established discipline in medicine. There is a structure and concerted workflow that keeps the new specialty standing freely and growing, grounded on national and international organizational bodies, on coordinated research, consented development of treatment guidelines, standard educational courses and specialist training, on scientific journals and academic background, and not at least on books like these. Roaming the chapters of this textbook you will recognize that clinical plasma medicine truly meets the aforementioned criteria of a new medical discipline.

A book does not develop on its own. The existence of this book became possible under the auspices of the State Premier and Government of the north-eastern federal state of Germany, of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. Erwin Sellering as predecessor of Premier Manuela Schwesig set the goal, by offering a common forum for global players of plasma medicine [that] contributes to an even more effective cooperation and achievement of innovative objectives for the benefit of patients all over the world. We very much appreciate the high honor and the privilege to see the international development of plasma medicine so much supported.

We are very grateful for the idea and initiation of the project by Sabine Springer, Lothar Kuntz, and Dr. Inga von Behrens from the publishing house. We extend our sincere thanks for excellent supporting, mentoring, and coaching to Kripa Guruprasad, Kerstin Boettger, Christina Rohde, and Christin Siedler. Our warm thanks go to Dr. Philine Metelmann for proofreading of the manuscripts before submission. As a matter of course our profound gratitude to all authors for their substantial contributions and professional cooperation!

And we are especially grateful for your personal getting involved with these reflections before starting to wander through the chapters. That looks like a keen and rewarding interest in clinical plasma medicine. We wish you success!

Hans-Robert Metelmann

Thomas von Woedtke

Klaus-Dieter Weltmann