"This book reviews recent advances and applications in the generation and maintenance of atmospheric-pressure air plasmas. With contributions from leading international researchers the coverage includes advances in atmospheric pressure plasma source development, diagnostics and characterization, air plasma chemistry, modeling and computational techniques, and an assessment of the status and prospects of atmospheric pressure air plasma applications. The extensive sections on applications makes this book attractive for practitioners in many fields of application where technologies based on atmospheric-pressure air plasmas are emerging."--Jacket.