Novel plasma-based technologies that offer maximum efficiency at minimal environmental
costs are expected to further promote the sustainable societal and economic development …

Endogenous photosensitizers play a critical role in both beneficial and harmful light-induced
transformations in biological systems. Understanding their mode of action is essential for …

Singlet oxygen (1O2) is a biologically relevant reactive oxygen species capable of efficiently
reacting with cellular constituents. The resulting oxidatively generated damage to nucleic …

Here, 10 guidelines are presented for a standardized definition of type I and type II
photosensitized oxidation reactions. Because of varied notions of reactions mediated by …

UV-induced DNA damage plays a key role in the initiation phase of skin cancer. When left
unrepaired or when damaged cells are not eliminated by apoptosis, DNA lesions express …

Self-assembly, which makes use of molecules rather than atomic units, offers a bottom-up
approach to the construction of new materials on multiple length scales.(1-9) By precisely …

As the fourth state of matter, plasma's unique properties and interactions with other states of
matter offer many promising opportunities for investigation and discovery. In particular, cold …

Oxidative stress (OS) represents a threat to the chemical integrity of biomolecules including
lipids, proteins, and DNA. The associated molecular damage frequently results in serious …

Oxidative damage to DNA has important implications for human health and has been
identified as a key factor in the onset and development of numerous diseases. Thus, it is …

Viruses cause serious pathogenic contamination that severely affects the environment and
human health. Cold atmospheric-pressure plasma efficiently inactivates pathogenic …