Multi-Hollow Surface Dielectric Barrier Discharge for Bacterial Biofilm Decontamination
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
2.1. Characterization of the MSDBD Device for Plasma-Activated Media Generation
2.2. Characterization of Generated Plasma-Activated Media
2.3. Bacterial Biofilm Decontamination
3. Materials and Methods
3.1. Plasma-Activated Media Generation
3.1.1. Device for the Generation of Plasma-Activated Media
3.1.2. Electrical Measurements
3.1.3. Temperature Measurements
3.1.4. Characterization of Plasma-Activated Media
3.2. Decontamination of Bacterial Biofilms
3.2.1. Bacterial Biofilm Preparation
3.2.2. Decontamination Effect Evaluation
4. Conclusions
5. Patents
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
Sample Availability
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Kelar Tučeková, Z.; Vacek, L.; Krumpolec, R.; Kelar, J.; Zemánek, M.; Černák, M.; Růžička, F. Multi-Hollow Surface Dielectric Barrier Discharge for Bacterial Biofilm Decontamination. Molecules 2021, 26, 910. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules26040910
Kelar Tučeková Z, Vacek L, Krumpolec R, Kelar J, Zemánek M, Černák M, Růžička F. Multi-Hollow Surface Dielectric Barrier Discharge for Bacterial Biofilm Decontamination. Molecules. 2021; 26(4):910. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules26040910
Chicago/Turabian StyleKelar Tučeková, Zlata, Lukáš Vacek, Richard Krumpolec, Jakub Kelar, Miroslav Zemánek, Mirko Černák, and Filip Růžička. 2021. "Multi-Hollow Surface Dielectric Barrier Discharge for Bacterial Biofilm Decontamination" Molecules 26, no. 4: 910. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules26040910