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ACS Appl Mater Interfaces
; 15(39): 45601-45605, 2023 Oct 04.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-37724983
RESUMO
Low-temperature plasma is an emerging approach for the treatment of bacterial infections. Nonchemical treatments such as cold plasma offer potential solutions to antibiotic resistance. We investigated the use of laser-induced graphene as an inexpensive, lightweight, and portable electrode for generating cold plasma. At the same time, the mechanism or molecular mediators of cold plasma-induced antibacterial activity remain poorly understood. This study validates graphene as an efficient structure for producing therapeutic cold plasma, and this study also indicates that ozone is the primary mediator of antibacterial activity in graphene-mediated cold plasmas for bacterial growth under the conditions studied.