ArticleScientific reports2020
Antimicrobial effects of airborne acoustic ultrasound and plasma activated water from cold and thermal plasma systems on biofilms.
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- Mechanical, Barrier, Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Properties of Alginate Films: Effect of Seaweed Powder and Plasma-Activated Water.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Efficacy of plasma activated saline in a co-culture infection control model.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Plasma-Activated Acidic Electrolyzed Water: A New Food Disinfectant for Bacterial Suspension and Biofilm.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Plasma-Activated Saline Promotes Antibiotic Treatment of Systemic Methicillin-ResistantAntibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Plasma-Activated Water (PAW) as a Disinfection Technology for Bacterial Inactivation with a Focus on Fruit and Vegetables.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
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Abstract
Bacterial biofilms are difficult to inactivate due to their high antimicrobial resistance. Therefore, new approaches are required for more effective bacterial biofilm inactivation. Airborne acoustic ultrasound improves bactericidal or bacteriostatic activity which is safe and environmentally friendly. While, plasma activated water (PAW) is attracting increasing attention due to its strong antimicrobial properties. This study determined efficacy of combined airborne acoustic ultrasound and plasma activated water from both cold and thermal plasma systems in inactivating Escherichia coli K12 biofilms. The application of airborne acoustic ultrasound (15 min) alone was significantly more effective in reducing E. coli counts in 48 and 72 h biofilms compared to 30 min treatment with PAW. The effect of airborne acoustic ultrasound was more pronounced when used in combination with PAW. Airborne acoustic ultrasound treatment for 15 min of the E. coli biofilm followed by treatment with PAW significantly reduced the bacterial count by 2.2-2.62 Log
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