Abstract: Provided herein is a plasma generating device for medical treatment and sanitizing purposes which comprises a control unit and a plasma generator connecting to the control unit. The plasma generator comprises a plasma tube having a first end and a second end; a first dielectric layer disposed on the inner surface of the plasma tube; a first electrode disposed on the first dielectric layer; a second dielectric layer disposed on the first electrode; a second electrode disposed on the second dielectric layer; and a plasma nozzle disposed on the bottom cover on the second end of the plasma tube.

Abstract: Provided herein is a plasma generating device for medical treatment and sanitizing purposes which comprises a control unit and a plasma generator connecting to the control unit. The plasma generator comprises a plasma tube having a first end and a second end; a first dielectric layer disposed on the inner surface of the plasma tube; a first electrode disposed on the first dielectric layer; a second dielectric layer disposed on the first electrode; a second electrode disposed on the second dielectric layer; and a plasma nozzle disposed on the bottom cover on the second end of the plasma tube.

Abstract: The invention relates to a polypeptide expressed by a DNA molecule, its use in diagnosis and its methods of production. The polypeptide disclosed herein is encoded by a DNA molecule derived from the genome of an HCV, and comprises a hepatitis C virus (HCV) core antigen protein fused to a part of an envelope region of a hepatitis C virus (HCV) protein The polypeptide may be used in the detection of HCV.