I'm about to realize a low temperature plasma with a DBD (Dielectric Barrier Discharge) on a thin flexible foil (30µm - 150µm). Are there any other possible applications except air flow manipulation.
Perhaps in the healthcare industry or the textile industry since plasma is also used there for surface treatments. The novel concept should focus on the flexibility of the plasma foil.
DBDs are sometimes used for sterilization of surfaces. You might find it has application there. Otherwise, you might also experiment with its ability to ionize samples for mass spectrometry. You might find that it ionizes organic compounds well if they are coated on the surface of the foil or introduced in the gas phase.
There are tons of possible applications, such as surface activation, sterilisation, altering adhesion properties, coating technologies, etc...
The Leibniz Institute in Greifswald is working on a flexible plasma plaster or bandage, as far as I know. In prinicple you can apply your DBD to any known technology, some of them might draw advantages from the machincal flexibility of your foil but this, of course, also depends on the maximum temperature, the working gas...
one such application could be use as packing material for food samples.
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