ArticleScientific reports2021
Inactivation efficacy of atmospheric air plasma and airborne acoustic ultrasound against bacterial biofilms.
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 31 citations in OpenAlex.
- Understanding bacterial biofilms: From definition to treatment strategies.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2023Pooled it
- Photothermally Induced Vapor Nanobubbles Enable Disruption and Antibiotic-Improved Responsiveness in Uropathogenic Biofilms.AAPS PharmSciTech · 2026Article
- Piezoelectric cold atmospheric plasma inactivates dairy cattle bacteria and potentiates antibiotics in vitro.Applied microbiology and biotechnology · 2026Article
- Antimicrobial mechanism ofBiofilm · 2025Article
- Cold Atmospheric Pressure Plasma Solutions for Sustainable Food Packaging.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Review
- Multifunctionally disordered TiOTheranostics · 2024Article
- Emodin Combined with Multiple-Low-Frequency, Low-Intensity Ultrasound To Relieve Osteomyelitis through Sonoantimicrobial Chemotherapy.Microbiology spectrum · 2022Article
- A Cold Plasma Technology for Ensuring the Microbiological Safety and Quality of Foods.Food engineering reviews · 2022Review
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Abstract
Biofilms are complex microbial communities that present serious contamination risks to our environment and health. In this study, atmospheric air plasma and airborne acoustic ultrasound technology were applied to inactivate Escherichia coli and Listeria innocua biofilms. Both technologies were efficient in controlling, or completely inactivating, the target bacterial biofilms. Viability and metabolic assays, along with microscopy analysis, revealed that atmospheric air plasma and airborne acoustic ultrasound damaged both the bacterial biofilm cells and its structural integrity. Scanning electron microscopy images highlighted the disruption of the biofilms and pore formation in bacterial cells exposed to both the plasma and acoustic treatments. Elevated reactive oxygen and nitrogen species in bacterial cells treated with atmospheric air plasma, demonstrated their primary role in the observed bacterial inactivation process. Our findings provide potential antimicrobial strategies to combat bacterial biofilms in the food and healthcare sectors.
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