Guest Editorial Introduction to the Special Issue on the 10th Asia-Pacific Symposium on Plasma Technology (APSPT 2017)

Abstract

The Asia-Pacific International Symposium on the Basics and Applications of Plasma Technology (APSPT) has been held in Taiwan or Japan every two–four years since 1997. It is an important annual event in the Asia-Pacific area and has been a great platform for scientists all around the world sharing novel and state-of-the-art research findings and exchanging innovative ideas in the field of plasma science and technology. The 10th APSPT was held on December 15–17, 2017 at Chung Yuan Christian University, Taoyuan, Taiwan. There has been a very strong program including 207 papers contributed by participants from eight countries. This Special Issue focuses on the following topics, which were also the focus topics in the 10th APSPT