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Nonthermal plasma--A tool for decontamination and disinfection.
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Nonthermal plasma usage expanded to new biological areas of application like plasma microorganisms' in activation, ready-to-eat food preparation, biofilm degradation or in healthcare, where it seems to be important for the treatment of cancer cells and in the initiation of apoptosis, prion inactivation, prevention of nosocomial infections or in the therapy of infected wounds.About:
This article is published in Biotechnology Advances.The article was published on 2015-11-01. It has received 455 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Nonthermal plasma.read more
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Biofilms in the Food Industry: Health Aspects and Control Methods
Serena Galié,Coral García-Gutiérrez,Coral García-Gutiérrez,Elisa M. Miguélez,Elisa M. Miguélez,Claudio J. Villar,Claudio J. Villar,Felipe Lombó,Felipe Lombó +8 more
TL;DR: This review summarizes the current knowledge regarding the main bacterial species responsible for initial colonization, maturation and dispersal of food industry biofilms, as well as their associated health issues in dairy products, ready-to-eat foods and other food matrixes.
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Plasma activated water (PAW): Chemistry, physico-chemical properties, applications in food and agriculture
Rohit Thirumdas,Anjinelyulu Kothakota,Uday S. Annapure,Kaliramesh Siliveru,Renald Blundell,Ruben Gatt,Vasilis P. Valdramidis +6 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a review of different plasma sources employed for PAW generation, its physico-chemical properties and potential areas of PAW applications is presented. And the role of plasma in improving the agricultural practices, for example, promoting seed germination and plant growth, is also presented.
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Inactivation mechanisms of non-thermal plasma on microbes: A review
TL;DR: An overview of the inactivation mechanisms of NTP technology on microbes is provided and the intrinsic and extrinsic factors affecting microbial inactivation effect and the probable mechanisms for microbial in activation are discussed.
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A review on recent advances in cold plasma technology for the food industry: Current applications and future trends
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present an overview of recent studies on the application of cold plasma in the food industry, including microbial decontamination of food products, packaging material processing, functionality modification of food materials and dissipation of agrochemical residues.
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Processing of collagen based biomaterials and the resulting materials properties.
TL;DR: The technological principles of processing collagen rich tissues down to collagen hydrolysates and the methods to rebuild differently shaped products are given and the effects of the processing steps on the final materials properties are discussed.
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