Microbial biofilms cause contaminations in different environmental settings, including
pipelines, filters, membranes, food and processing infrastructure. They ultimately pose a …

The impact of atmospheric pressure plasma on surfaces, in particular its potential
application of modification and decontamination of different materials has been intensively …

The inactivation of bacteria and biomolecules using plasma discharges were investigated
within the European project BIODECON. The goal of the project was to identify and isolate …

Dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) devices generate air plasma above the skin containing
active and reactive species including nitric oxide (NO). Since NO plays an essential role in …

RNases are among the most stable proteins in nature. They even refold spontaneously after
heat inactivation, regaining full activity. Due to their stability and universal presence, they …

The mechanisms of sterilization and decontamination of surfaces are compared in direct and
post discharge plasma treatments in two low-pressure reactors, microwave and inductively …

Plasma treatment of surfaces as a sterilisation or decontamination method is a promising
approach to overcome limitations of conventional techniques. The precise characterisation …

The antimicrobial effects and associated mechanism of inactivation of Staphylococcus
aureus (S. aureus) NCTC-8325 biofilms induced by a He/O 2 atmospheric-pressure plasma …

The development of new sterilization methods is still a major topic. The need for new
techniques arises from the development of new instruments and the usage of different …

The generation and evaluation of a dielectric barrier discharge produced inside a closed
package made of a commercially available packaging film and filled with gas mixtures of …