plasma


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Synonyms for plasma

the colorless watery fluid of the blood and lymph that contains no cells, but in which the blood cells (erythrocytes, leukocytes, and thrombocytes) are suspended

a green slightly translucent variety of chalcedony used as a gemstone

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(physical chemistry) a fourth state of matter distinct from solid or liquid or gas and present in stars and fusion reactors

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The global blood plasma market is estimated to reach US$29.50 billion in 2023, growing at a CAGR of 7% for the period spanning from 2019 to 2023.
The factors such as progress in therapeutic protein development, new advances in production of plasma, growing aging population, increasing spending on medicines and rise in collection centers are expected to drive the market.
The company added that the new Biotest Plasma Centre allows area residents to donate plasma.
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The principal components of the global blood plasma market are immunoglobulin, albumin, factor VIII and Alpha-1 proteinase inhibitor (A1PI) or alpha-1 antitrypsin (AAT).
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The Boeing Company has obtained a patent for a method for applying a silicon oxy-carbide coating onto a substrate comprised of the steps of introducing a shielding gas and a plasma-source gas to an atmospheric plasma device to generate an atmospheric plasma; introducing a cyclic organosiloxane precursor to the atmospheric plasma, the cyclic organosiloxane precursor being carried by a carrier gas; and while the cyclic organosiloxane precursor is being introduced to the atmospheric plasma, positioning the substrate relative to the atmospheric plasma device such that the atmospheric plasma deposits the silicon oxy-carbide coating onto the substrate.
A plasma sheath is formed around the aircraft in the re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere.
Battacharjee reports on research he and his students and collaborators have been conducting since 1996 on the generation of compact wave-assisted plasmas in the microwave regime, the physics of wave interaction with bounded plasmas, and utilizing these narrow cross-sectional plasmas for novel applications in nanoscience and technology.