ArticleBiofouling2015
The inactivation of Staphylococcus aureus biofilms using low-power argon plasma in a layer-by-layer approach.
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9 citing papers in PubMed.
- Autofluorescence-guided Removal of Bacterial Biofilms from Tissues Using Cold Atmospheric Pressure Plasma (CAP).IEEE transactions on radiation and plasma medical sciences · 2024Article
- Cold Argon Athmospheric Plasma for Biomedicine: Biological Effects, Applications and Possibilities.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Behavior of the Surviving Population ofFrontiers in microbiology · 2022Article
- Plasma-initiated graft polymerization of carbon nanoparticles as nano-based drug delivery systems.Biofouling · 2022Article
- Interactions of plasma-activated water with biofilms: inactivation, dispersal effects and mechanisms of action.NPJ biofilms and microbiomes · 2021Review
- Combination of non-thermal plasma and subsequent antibiotic treatment for biofilm re-development prevention.Folia microbiologica · 2020Article
- Antimicrobial effects of microwave-induced plasma torch (MiniMIP) treatment on Candida albicans biofilms.Microbial biotechnology · 2019Article
- Plasma-activated water: antibacterial activity and artifacts?Environmental science and pollution research international · 2018Article
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Abstract
The direct application of low power argon plasma for the decontamination of pre-formed Staphylococcus aureus biofilms on various surfaces was examined. Distinct chemical/physical properties of reactive species found in argon plasmas generated at different wattages all demonstrated very potent but very different anti-biofilm mechanisms of action. An in-depth analysis of the results showed that: (1) the different reactive species produced in each plasma demonstrated specific antibacterial and/or anti-biofilm activity; and (2) the commonly associated etching effect could be manipulated and even controlled, depending on the experimental conditions. Under optimal experimental parameters, bacterial cells in S. aureus biofilms were killed (> 99.9%) by plasmas within 10 min of exposure and no bacteria nor biofilm regrowth from argon discharge gas treated biofilms was observed for 150 h. The decontamination ability of plasmas for the treatment of biofilm related contaminations on various materials was confirmed and an entirely novel layer-by-layer decontamination approach was designed and examined.
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