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ArticleEnvironmental technology & innovation2026

A miniaturized and low-cost atmospheric pressure helium plasma jet device with high antimicrobial efficiency.

Jingqin Mao, Thomas P Thompson, Laura A McClenaghan, Ross M Duncan, Brendan F Gilmore, Hamza Shakeel

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Article in Environmental technology & innovation, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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6 authors.

Jingqin MaoSchool of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast BT7 1NN, United Kingdom.
Thomas P ThompsonSchool of Pharmacy, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast BT7 1NN, United Kingdom.
Laura A McClenaghanSchool of Pharmacy, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast BT7 1NN, United Kingdom.
Ross M DuncanSchool of Pharmacy, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast BT7 1NN, United Kingdom.
Brendan F GilmoreSchool of Pharmacy, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast BT7 1NN, United Kingdom.
Hamza ShakeelSchool of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast BT7 1NN, United Kingdom.

Funding

Plasma-based therapies for bone infection: A tripartite USA/Northern Ireland/Republic of Ireland consortiumR01AR076941 · NIAMS · THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY · PI BOURKE, PAULA, FREEMAN, THERESA A · 2020 to 2025
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NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR076941
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This paper reports an atmospheric pressure non-thermal plasma jet device (mini plasma jet) for antibacterial application. The device includes a glass tube, two copper ring electrodes, a custom-made power supply, a helium supply source, and flow control system. The power supply in our device is smaller and lighter compared to other commercially available power supplies. The plasma jet tube is made using a standard glass tube with a narrow outlet. We also simulated the electric field distribution inside and outside the glass tube using COMSOL Multiphysics and optimized the ring electrode distance based on the simulation results. The final system including the power supply and glass tube costs less than U.S. $45. Additionally, our mini plasma jet demonstrates excellent antibacterial performance and outperforms two commercial portable plasma jet devices (kINPen

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AntimicrobialAtmospheric pressure plasma jetDielectric barrier dischargeNon-thermal plasmaPlasma medicine

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PMID42344225
PMCPMC13290277

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