Inactivation mechanisms of non-thermal plasma on microbes: A review

X Liao, D Liu, Q Xiang, J Ahn, S Chen, X Ye, T Ding - Food control, 2017 - Elsevier
The increasing consumption of fresh-like food products requires the development of mild
processing technologies without loss of nutritional value and sensory quality of foods. Non …

Surface modification of polymers by plasma treatments for the enhancement of biocompatibility and controlled drug release

S Yoshida, K Hagiwara, T Hasebe, A Hotta - Surface and Coatings …, 2013 - Elsevier
Polymers have been widely used for biomedical purposes such as medical devices, tissue
engineering scaffolds, and drug carriers for drug delivery system (DDS). Using polymers for …

RF plasma-treated polymers for biomedical applications

N Gomathi, A Sureshkumar, S Neogi - Current science, 2008 - JSTOR
The choice of polymers for various biomedical applications depends on their surface
properties. All polymers do not possess the surface properties required for biomedical …

Plasma treatment as an efficient tool for controlled drug release from polymeric materials: A review

DG Petlin, SI Tverdokhlebov, YG Anissimov - Journal of Controlled Release, 2017 - Elsevier
One of the most actively developing fields in modern medicine is controlled drug delivery, an
ability to keep optimal concentration of a drug at the desired body location. In particular, the …

[HTML][HTML] Enhancing osseointegration and mitigating bacterial biofilms on medical-grade titanium with chitosan-conjugated liquid-infused coatings

M Villegas, Y Zhang, M Badv, C Alonso-Cantu… - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
Titanium alloys, in particular, medical-grade Ti-6Al-4 V, are heavily used in orthopaedic
applications due to their high moduli, strength, and biocompatibility. Implant infection can …

[HTML][HTML] Cold plasma affects germination and fungal community structure of buckwheat seeds

J Mravlje, M Regvar, P Starič, M Mozetič… - Plants, 2021 - mdpi.com
Crop seeds are frequently colonised by fungi from the field or storage places. Some fungi
can cause plant diseases or produce mycotoxins, compromising the use of seeds as …

The sterilization of Escherichia coli by dielectric-barrier discharge plasma at atmospheric pressure

H Miao, G Yun - Applied Surface Science, 2011 - Elsevier
The sterilization of E. coli (ATCC8099) using an atmospheric pressure, air DBD plasma
driven by 100 Hz high-voltage power supply was investigated in this paper. The results …

Influence of relative gas humidity on the inactivation efficiency of a low temperature gas plasma

P Muranyi, J Wunderlich, M Heise - Journal of applied …, 2008 - academic.oup.com
Aims: To investigate the effect of relative gas humidity on the inactivation efficiency of a
cascaded dielectric barrier discharge (CDBD) in air against Aspergillus niger and Bacillus …

[HTML][HTML] Loss of oxygen atoms on well-oxidized cobalt by heterogeneous surface recombination

D Paul, M Mozetič, R Zaplotnik, J Ekar, A Vesel… - Materials, 2023 - mdpi.com
Calorimetry is a commonly used method in plasma characterization, but the accuracy of the
method is tied to the accuracy of the recombination coefficient, which in turn depends on a …

Decontamination of a rotating cutting tool during operation by means of atmospheric pressure plasmas

F Leipold, Y Kusano, F Hansen, T Jacobsen - Food control, 2010 - Elsevier
The decontamination of a rotating cutting tool used for slicing in the meat industry by means
of atmospheric pressure plasmas is investigated. The target is Listeria monocytogenes, a …