ReviewTrends in biotechnology2018
Cold Plasmas for Biofilm Control: Opportunities and Challenges.
Review in Trends in biotechnology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 70 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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70 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 178 citations in OpenAlex.
- Novel biofilm-targeted therapeutics for oral infections: enzymes, EPS disruptors, phage/CRISPR, photodynamic and cold-plasma approaches - a systematic review.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2026Pooled it
- Beyond Bactericidal: Plasma Surface Engineering to Defeat Food Matrix-Conditioning Layers.Comprehensive reviews in food science and food safety · 2026Review
- Lactic Acid Bacteria as Natural Antimicrobials: Biofilm Control in Food and Food Industry.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- The Cold Atmospheric Plasma Inhibits Cancer Proliferation Through Reducing Glutathione Synthesis.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Bactericidal effect of plasma-activated water generated by a novel super-potable plasma device as a novel antibacterial method: an in vitro study.BMC oral health · 2025Article
- Biomedical application of cold plasma: navigating through plasma types and devices by antimicrobial effectiveness and tissue tolerance.Advanced therapeutics · 2025Article
- By any other name: searching for the right plasma nomenclature.IEEE transactions on radiation and plasma medical sciences · 2025Article
- Gas Plasma Technology and Immunogenic Cell Death: Implications for Chordoma Treatment.Cancers · 2025Review
- Cold Plasma-A Sustainable Energy-Efficient Low-Carbon Food Processing Technology: Physicochemical Characteristics, Microbial Inactivation, and Industrial Applications.International journal of food science · 2025Review
- Investigating the Effect of Photodynamic Therapy With a 660 nm Laser With Methylene Blue and Cold Atmospheric Plasma Therapy onJournal of lasers in medical sciences · 2025Article
- Cold Plasma Activity Against Biofilm Formation of Prosthetic Joint Infection Pathogens.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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- Plasma Surface Modification of the Inner Wall of Montgomery's Tracheal Implant (T-Tube).Polymers · 2024Article
- Determination of the combined effect of grape seed extract and cold atmospheric plasma on foodborne pathogens and their environmental stress knockout mutants.Applied and environmental microbiology · 2024Article
- Guided Plasma Application in Dentistry-An Alternative to Antibiotic Therapy.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Portable and affordable cold air plasma source with optimized bactericidal effect.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Cold Atmospheric Pressure Plasma Solutions for Sustainable Food Packaging.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Review
- Evaluating the Healing Potential of J-Plasma Scalpel-Created Surgical Incisions in Porcine and Rat Models.Biomedicines · 2024Article
- Fracture healing on non-union fracture model promoted by non-thermal atmospheric-pressure plasma.PloS one · 2024Article
- Plasma activated water as a pre-treatment strategy in the context of biofilm-infected chronic wounds.Biofilm · 2023Article
10 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
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 inherent tolerance to antimicrobial agents. Cold atmospheric plasma (CAP) represents a promising therapeutic option. CAP treatment of microbial biofilms represents the convergence of two complex phenomena: the production of a chemically diverse mixture of reactive species and intermediates, and their interaction with a heterogeneous 3D interface created by the biofilm extracellular polymeric matrix. Therefore, understanding these interactions and physiological responses to CAP exposure are central to effective management of infectious biofilms. We review the unique opportunities and challenges for translating CAP to the management of biofilms.
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