Low-energy ion irradiation of DNA is of great interest in fundamental studies on mechanisms involved in
low-energy ion beam induced mutation, plasma sterilization and ionizing radiation risk of lives. We have
made the first attempt to use low-energy ions in plasma immersion ion implantation and deposition (PIII-D)
to bombard naked plasmid DNA to investigate effect on the DNA structural modification and mutation.
Naked DNA samples were immersed in either argon or nitrogen plasma in low pressure and then bombarded
by ions in the plasma in different conditions, namely, using a low bias of −2.5 kV, or no bias, in which the
sample holder was either grounded or not grounded, to low fluences of 1011, 1012 and 1013 ions/cm2. The
plasma-treated DNA was transferred into bacteria E. coli. Mutation was found from the bacterial colonies
when DNA was bombarded with the bias, but not found when DNA was bombarded without a bias. This
indicates that ions with energy only at the order of the thermal energy cannot induce mutation but with lowenergy
of keV the ions can. Subsequent gel electrophoresis and DNA sequencing analyzed the DNA structural
changes and found certain modifications in the DNA forms.
Low-energy ion irradiation of DNA is of great interest in fundamental studies on mechanisms involved inlow-energy ion beam induced mutation, plasma sterilization and ionizing radiation risk of lives. We havemade the first attempt to use low-energy ions in plasma immersion ion implantation and deposition (PIII-D)to bombard naked plasmid DNA to investigate effect on the DNA structural modification and mutation.Naked DNA samples were immersed in either argon or nitrogen plasma in low pressure and then bombardedby ions in the plasma in different conditions, namely, using a low bias of −2.5 kV, or no bias, in which thesample holder was either grounded or not grounded, to low fluences of 1011, 1012 and 1013 ions/cm2. Theplasma-treated DNA was transferred into bacteria E. coli. Mutation was found from the bacterial colonieswhen DNA was bombarded with the bias, but not found when DNA was bombarded without a bias. Thisindicates that ions with energy only at the order of the thermal energy cannot induce mutation but with lowenergyof keV the ions can. Subsequent gel electrophoresis and DNA sequencing analyzed the DNA structuralchanges and found certain modifications in the DNA forms.
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