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Pulsed high voltage
discharge induce hematologic changes
G. M. El-Aragi
Plasma Physics and Nuclear Fusion Department, Nuclear
Research Center, AEA, PO 13759 Cairo, Egypt. E-mail:
elaragi@gmail.com.
Accepted
21 February, 2008 |
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The aim of
this work to examine the effect of the gas-liquid hybrid
discharge treatment system on some hematological parameters.
The gas-liquid hybrid discharge (HD) reactor consists of
high voltage point discharge electrode above blood surface
and cylinderical ground copper electrode containing the
blood (in the same time act as the vessel reactor). The HD
could produce both arc discharge in gas phase and liquid
phase. The high energy plasma arc produces a pressure shock
wave, electromagnetic radiations, ozone and free radicals.
For basic hematology we determined the hematocrit (HCT),
hemoglobin (HGB), mean corpuscular volume (MCV), mean
corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH), and mean corpuscular
hemoglobin concentration (MCHC). For differential blood
count the number of red blood cells (RBC) and white blood
cells (WBC), which were further differentiated into
lymphocytes, monocytes, granulocytes, and platelets, were
measured.
Key
words:
Hematological parameters, hybrid discharge, shock wave,
leukocytic count, hemoglobin. |
