Cold plasma therapy as a physical antibiofilm approach

AI Abdo, T Schmitt-John, K Richter - Antibiofilm Strategies: Current and …, 2022 - Springer
The emergence and spread of antimicrobial resistance have led to a dire need for
innovative, alternative intervention strategies for infectious diseases, such as cold plasma …

Cold physical plasmas in the field of hygiene—relevance, significance, and future applications

A Kramer, S Bekeschus, R Matthes… - Plasma Processes …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Cold physical plasmas ignited a technological spark in industry, biotechnology, and
medicine. Especially the field of hygiene benefited of the plasma's exceptional activity …

Cold plasma inactivation of chronic wound bacteria

NM Nasir, BK Lee, SS Yap, KL Thong… - Archives of biochemistry …, 2016 - Elsevier
Cold plasma is partly ionized non-thermal plasma generated at atmospheric pressure. It has
been recognized as an alternative approach in medicine for sterilization of wounds …

Cold atmospheric plasma is a viable solution for treating orthopedic infection: a review

L Nguyen, P Lu, D Boehm, P Bourke, BF Gilmore… - Biological …, 2019 - degruyter.com
Bacterial infection and antibiotic resistance are major threats to human health and very few
solutions are available to combat this eventuality. A growing number of studies indicate that …

Cold plasmas for biofilm control: opportunities and challenges

BF Gilmore, PB Flynn, S O'Brien, N Hickok… - Trends in …, 2018 - cell.com
Bacterial biofilm infections account for a major proportion of chronic and medical device
associated infections in humans, yet our ability to control them is compromised by their …

Antimicrobial efficacy of a historical high-frequency plasma apparatus in comparison with 2 modern, cold atmospheric pressure plasma devices

G Daeschlein, M Napp, S von Podewils… - Surgical …, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
Background. Today, highly sophisticated devices deliver cold atmospheric pressure plasma
(CAPP) with a multitude of bioactive properties, opening the window to a new medical field …

Cold plasma for sustainable control of hygienically relevant biofilms. The interaction of plasma distance and exposure time

S Dahle, J Žigon, R Fink - International journal of environmental …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
This study aimed to analyse the efficacy of a new cold plasma device adapted for treatment
with a low power consumption. We tested the reduction of bacterial cells in biofilms of E. coli …

Low-temperature plasma-a prospective microbicidal tool

A Helmke, P Grunig, UM Fritz, D Wandke… - Recent Patents on …, 2012 - ingentaconnect.com
The effects of low-temperature plasma treatment on microorganisms typically related to skin
diseases are studied qualitatively by the inhibition of growth and viability assays to evaluate …

Design of a portable, battery-powered non-thermal atmospheric plasma device and characterization of its antibacterial efficacies

YH Usta, E Çukur, Ç Yıldırım, UK Ercan - Journal of Electrostatics, 2019 - Elsevier
Strong and broad-spectrum antimicrobial efficacy of non-thermal plasma is well known, and
non-thermal plasma devices approved for clinical use has become a part of clinical practice …

[HTML][HTML] On the history of plasma treatment and comparison of microbiostatic efficacy of a historical high-frequency plasma device with two modern devices

J Napp, G Daeschlein, M Napp… - GMS Hygiene and …, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Cold atmospheric pressure plasma (CAP) with its many bioactive properties
has defined a new medical field: the plasma medicine. However, in the related form of high …