Table 5. Smoke composition and sensor response intensity produced by nine cutting conditions of in vivo experiment (G/G0), n=3.
| Chemical compounds | Liver | Skin | Muscle | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ES | PB | NTS-100 | ES | PB | NTS-100 | ES | PB | NTS-100 | |||
| Aromatic | 1.73±0.24 | – | – | 1.44±0.12 | 1.31±0.06 | – | 1.57±0.25 | – | – | ||
| Amino oxide | 3.67±0.09 | 1.31±0.28** | 1.44±0.13** | 2.60±0.09 | 1.47±0.11** | 1.51±0.14** | 2.43±0.12 | 1.31±0.23 | 2.35±0.21 | ||
| Ammonia | 1.66±0.31 | – | – | 1.46±0.24 | – | – | 1.56±0.09 | – | – | ||
| Hydrogen | 2.68±0.11 | 1.36±0.12** | – | 2.65±0.11 | – | – | 1.77±0.21 | 2.10±0.32 | – | ||
| Alkane | 1.68±0.32 | – | – | 1.57±0.19 | 1.33±0.05 | – | 1.51±0.17 | – | – | ||
| Methane | 4.77±0.26 | 2.43±0.06** | 1.44±0.23** | 1.46±0.06 | 2.30±0.21 | 1.43±0.17 | 2.73±0.26 | 2.25±0.14 | 1.43±0.20 | ||
| Organic sulfur | 2.68±0.18 | – | – | 2.84±0.34 | 1.36±0.13* | – | 2.80±0.21 | – | – | ||
| Ethanol | 2.71±0.14 | 1.33±0.22** | – | 1.61±0.13 | 1.33±0.21 | – | 1.62±0.11 | 1.46±0.18 | – | ||
| Sulphur | 2.52±0.31 | 1.35±0.10* | – | 2.84±0.08 | 1.37±0.12** | – | 2.74±0.34 | 1.35±0.23 | – | ||
*, significant difference with the ES (P<0.05); **, significant difference with the ES (P<0.01). Data were shown as mean ± SD. ES, electrotome; PB, PlasmaBlade; NTS-100, new surgical system that applies low-temperature plasma.