Inactivation of airborne pathogenic microorganisms by plasma-activated nebulized mist

L Guo, P Zhao, Y Jia, Z Wang, M Chen, H Zhang… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
The airborne microorganisms in the aerosols are one main transmission way of pathogenic
microorganisms and therefore inactivation of microorganisms in aerosols could effectively …

Efficient inactivation of the contamination with pathogenic microorganisms by a combination of water spray and plasma-activated air

L Guo, P Zhao, Y Jia, T Li, L Huang, Z Wang… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
The global pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2 has lasted two and a half years and the
infections caused by the viral contamination are still occurring. Developing efficient …

Inactivation effects of the mist nebulized with plasma‐activated air on Pseudomonas aeruginosa through the simulated respiratory tract

L Guo, G Niyazi, L Huang, P Zhao… - Plasma Processes …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Plasma‐based technology has been widely applied in the biomedicine, agriculture, and
environmental fields. In this study, a new application mode, namely plasma‐activated …

Rapid inactivation of biological species in the air using atmospheric pressure nonthermal plasma

Y Liang, Y Wu, K Sun, Q Chen, F Shen… - … science & technology, 2012 - ACS Publications
Here, nonthermal plasma generated by a dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) system was
applied to inactivating aerosolized Bacillus subtilis cells and Pseudomonas fluorescens as …

Inactivation of airborne bacteria by plasma treatment and ionic wind for indoor air cleaning

F Prehn, E Timmermann, M Kettlitz… - Plasma Processes …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Airborne bacteria are a general problem in medical or health care facilities with a high risk
for nosocomial infections. Rooms with a continuous airflow, such as operation theaters, are …

Microbial inactivation in the liquid phase induced by multigas plasma jet

T Takamatsu, K Uehara, Y Sasaki, M Hidekazu… - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Various gas atmospheric nonthermal plasmas were generated using a multigas plasma jet
to treat microbial suspensions. Results indicated that carbon dioxide and nitrogen plasma …

Cold air plasma to decontaminate inanimate surfaces of the hospital environment

OJ Cahill, T Claro, N O'Connor, AA Cafolla… - Applied and …, 2014 - Am Soc Microbiol
The hospital environment harbors bacteria that may cause health care-associated infections.
Microorganisms, such as multiresistant bacteria, can spread around the patient's inanimate …

The bactericidal effects of plasma-activated saline prepared by the combination of surface discharge plasma and plasma jet

Z Wang, Y Qi, L Guo, L Huang, Z Yao… - Journal of Physics D …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract Plasma-activated water (PAW), as a derivative of cold atmospheric pressure
plasma, can inactivate bacteria and greatly expand the application of plasma technology …

Effective fungal spore inactivation with an environmentally friendly approach based on atmospheric pressure air plasma

N Hojnik, M Modic, Y Ni, G Filipič… - … science & technology, 2019 - ACS Publications
Fungal contamination of surfaces is a global burden, posing a major environmental and
public health challenge. A wide variety of antifungal chemical agents are available; …

Cold atmospheric air plasma sterilization against spores and other microorganisms of clinical interest

TG Klämpfl, G Isbary, T Shimizu, YF Li… - Applied and …, 2012 - Am Soc Microbiol
Physical cold atmospheric surface microdischarge (SMD) plasma operating in ambient air
has promising properties for the sterilization of sensitive medical devices where …