Nowadays, the plasma technologies are introduced into a large number of industrial activities and new applications appear to initiate new interests for plasma physics and chemistry. From the first steps in 18th century until now, this science has been always progressing, knowing periods of fast developments such as the emergence of the microelectronic industry and more recently the development of biosciences. At the beginning of this 21st century, several important issues of plasma technology are focused on the micro, nano technology and bioapplications.
During this colloquium, different invited lectures will deal with the elaboration of new plasma sources: Thierry Belmonte (Nancy, France) will describe the recent evolution of microwave plasmas at atmospheric pressure with theoretical approach and applications to surface treatment. Other illustrations will be given by Jean Pierre Boeuf (Toulouse, France) on the ion source for space propulsion development, by Ulf Helmersson (Linköping, Sweden) on pulsed magnetron plasma, and by Vincent Puech (Orsay, France) on microplasmas.
These plasma sources can be applied to the development of new coatings (hard or soft). Erwin Kessels (Eindhoven, The Netherlands) will present a review of plasma assisted atomic layer deposition for 3D integration and other applications. The lecture of Rémi Dussart (Orléans, France) will illustrate the cryo-etching of silicon for MEMS and microelectronic components. Christopher Muratore (Dayton, United States) will review the new plasma processing of tribological coating.
Bioscience applications will also be addressed through lectures on new biocoatings, biofunctional surfaces, sterilisation and decontamination processes. Robert D. Short (Adelaide, Australia) will emphasize the applications of plasma polymers in life sciences research and medicine. Pietro Favia (Bari, Italy) will demonstrate the importance of plasma technology on the conception and realisation of new biomaterials and biofunctional medical devices. New approach of plasma processing on biodecontamination will be illustrated by Achim von Keudell (Bochum, Germany). As it will be shown by Eva Stoffels (Eindhoven, The Netherlands), biological tissues can be plasma-treated. Finally, a description of plasma application in biosciences will be concluded by Mehmet Mutlu (Ankara, Turkey) with his lecture on detection of toxins through biosensors elaborated with plasma technology.
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