Biofilm responses to cold atmospheric plasma

该项目的重点是了解冷大气等离子体与生物膜的相互作用，目的是根除生物膜，并最终为目前的洗涤剂和抗生素提供一种环境友好的替代品。这项研究希望阐明突破性等离子体干预技术的基本作用机制，这些技术足够活跃，可以应对生物膜的抗性性质，但能量低，不会对表面特性产生不利影响，关键是不会留下任何残留的化学物质。通过提供一种新的方法来解决食品、水和医疗领域普遍存在的生物膜污染问题，这应该会带来显著的好处。

This project is focused on understanding the interaction of cold atmospheric plasmas with biofilms, with the aim of biofilm eradication and ultimately offering an environmentally friendly alternative to current detergents and antibiotics. The research expects to elucidate the fundamental mechanisms of action for breakthrough plasma intervention technologies, which are sufficiently active to cope with the resistant nature of biofilms, yet are of low energy, do not adversely affect surface properties and critically leave no residual chemistry. This should provide significant benefits by delivering a new method to tackle the ubiquitous problem of biofilm contamination in food, water and medical areas.