Cold atmospheric plasma for surface disinfection: a promising weapon against deleterious meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus biofilms

Lunder, M.; Dahle, S.; Fink, R.

doi:10.1016/j.jhin.2023.10.014

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“…Cold plasma treatments have been shown to be effective against various antibioticresistant bacteria, even in cases for which the culture has grown to form bacterial biofilms [86,87]. A recent study evaluated the effects of CAP treatment on the most common multidrug-resistant bacterium, methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) [88]. This study used an APPJ with air as the carrier gas and was able to demonstrate that MRSA and non-drug-resistant strains of S. aureus had similar susceptibility to CAP treatment.…”

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confidence: 99%

Cold Atmospheric Plasma Medicine: Applications, Challenges, and Opportunities for Predictive Control

Kazemi,

Nicol,

Bilén

et al. 2024

Plasma

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Plasma medicine is an emerging field that applies the science and engineering of physical plasma to biomedical applications. Low-temperature plasma, also known as cold plasma, is generated via the ionization of atoms in a gas, generally via exposure to strong electric fields, and consists of ions, free radicals, and molecules at varying energy states. Plasmas generated at low temperatures (approximately room temperature) have been used for applications in dermatology, oncology, and anti-microbial strategies. Despite current and ongoing clinical use, the exact mechanisms of action and the full range of effects of cold plasma treatment on cells are only just beginning to be understood. Direct and indirect effects of plasma on immune cells have the potential to be utilized for various applications such as immunomodulation, anti-infective therapies, and regulating inflammation. In this review, we combine diverse expertise in the fields of plasma chemistry, device design, and immunobiology to cover the history and current state of plasma medicine, basic plasma chemistry and their implications, the effects of cold atmospheric plasma on host cells with their potential immunological consequences, future directions, and the outlook and recommendations for plasma medicine.

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Section: Sterilizationmentioning

confidence: 99%