Review
Instruments & Instrumentation
Xiang Wen, Yue Xin, Michael R. Hamblin, Xian Jiang
Summary: Transdermal drug delivery is difficult due to the obstruction of the stratum corneum, but cold atmospheric plasma (CAP) pretreatment can enhance drug delivery into the skin and systemic circulation. CAP can improve drug penetration by changing skin properties through various effects. While more research is needed, CAP shows promise as a non-invasive and efficient pretreatment for improving drug permeation in clinical practice.
DRUG DELIVERY AND TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Plant Sciences
Faezeh Mirazimi Abarghuei, Mohammad Etemadi, Asghar Ramezanian, Ali Esehaghbeygi, Javad Alizargar
Summary: The study demonstrated that cold atmospheric plasma treatment could enhance the physiological and biochemical traits of basil plants, including reducing ion leakage, increasing relative water content, promoting chlorophyll and carotenoid contents, boosting antioxidant activity, and enhancing proline and protein accumulation.
Article
Chemistry, Applied
Sepideh Amirabadi, Jafar Mohammadzadeh Milani, Farshad Sohbatzadeh
Summary: The research focused on the impact of cold atmospheric-pressure plasma (CAP) on the rheological properties of gum Arabic (GA). The results indicated that the treatment time with CAP had a significant effect on the rheological parameters of the treated gums, with shorter treatment time being more effective. CAP treatment enhanced the elastic properties of the treated-gum dispersions, making them suitable for new applications in food production, particularly in beverages.
FOOD HYDROCOLLOIDS
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Jingsen Zhang, Xiuling Zhang, Guangqing Xia, Yuzhuo Zhang, Lanbo Di
Summary: In this study, the influence of different cold plasma working gases on the performance of Pd/C catalysts was investigated. It was found that H2 plasma had the highest catalytic activity, followed by Ar plasma, while O2 and air plasma exhibited poor catalytic activity due to severe ablation of the carbon support and agglomeration of Pd nanoparticles. The discharge parameters indicated that H2 plasma facilitated the migration of Pd active species to the outer surface of the support, resulting in the highest catalytic activity of Pd/C-H2P catalyst.
JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
M. Bakhshzadmahmoudi, S. Jamali, E. Ahmadi
Summary: In this study, we investigated the modification process of polystyrene surface by cold atmospheric pressure plasma jet to achieve a hydrophilic surface. After a certain period of plasma irradiation, the hydrophobic polystyrene surface changed to hydrophilic, and the wettability of the surface increased with time. The evaluation of surface properties was done through measuring water contact angle and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, and the relationship between plasma parameters and surface modification of the polymer was discussed.
COLLOID AND POLYMER SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Logan C. Ott, Holly J. Appleton, Hu Shi, Kevin Keener, Melha Mellata
Summary: The study demonstrates the efficiency of high voltage atmospheric cold plasma (HVACP) technology for deactivating fungal spores and toxins. Treated spores showed surface ablation and the DON toxin structure was significantly reduced.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Darien K. Nguyen, Panagiotis Dimitrakellis, Michael R. Talley, Robert M. O'Dea, Thomas H. Epps III, Mary P. Watson, Dionisios G. Vlachos
Summary: We introduce a method of oxidizing long aliphatic alkanes using non-thermal, atmospheric plasma processing as an eco-friendly route for organic synthesis. By employing pulsed dielectric barrier discharge in He/O2 gas mixtures, we could convert n-octadecane into C18 secondary alcohols and ketones, with a maximum molar yield of 29.2%. Longer treatment times and higher power inputs resulted in the formation of dialcohols, diketones, and higher molecular weight oxygenates. We also observed the production of lighter hydrocarbon products and decarboxylation to CO2 at longer treatment times and higher power inputs. The highest energy yield of 5.48 x 10-8 mol/J was achieved at short treatment times and high powers, accompanied by higher selectivity to primary oxygenates. We propose direct hydroxylation of alkyl radicals and disproportionation reactions as the main pathways to alcohols and ketones. This study shows the potential of catalyst-free plasma discharges for functionalizing long hydrocarbon molecules at ambient conditions.
ACS SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY & ENGINEERING
(2022)
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Logan C. Ott, Jared Jochum, Lauren Burrough, Stephanie Clark, Kevin Keener, Melha Mellata
Summary: Listeria monocytogenes is a harmful microorganism commonly found in ready-to-eat meat and dairy products. This study demonstrates that high voltage atmospheric cold plasma treatment can effectively reduce the quantity of L. monocytogenes in cheese, with longer treatment times resulting in greater efficacy. The mass of the cheese also affects the treatment's effectiveness. The study also highlights the relationship between the reduction of reactive gas species and the increase in cheese mass.
Review
Food Science & Technology
Mustapha Muhammad Nasiru, Evans Boateng Frimpong, Umair Muhammad, Jing Qian, Abdullateef Taiye Mustapha, Wenjing Yan, Hong Zhuang, Jianhao Zhang
Summary: The innovative technology of DBD-CAP is highly regarded for its microbial inactivation efficiency in decontaminating meat products. While it has proven to be economically efficient and environmentally sustainable, further research is needed to fully understand its impact on sensory evaluation and TBARS values of meat products.
COMPREHENSIVE REVIEWS IN FOOD SCIENCE AND FOOD SAFETY
(2021)
Review
Food Science & Technology
A. Niveditha, R. Pandiselvam, V. Arun Prasath, Sushil Kumar Singh, Khalid Gul, Anjineyulu Kothakota
Summary: Unsafe foods and water bodies are major causes of disease outbreaks in India, with E. coli being the predominant pathogen. Cold plasma and ozone technologies show promise in effectively decontaminating E. coli in foods while minimizing quality and nutrient losses, potentially replacing conventional decontamination techniques in the food industry.
Article
Environmental Sciences
C. A. Aggelopoulos, C. D. Tsakiroglou
Summary: This study introduces a lab-scale coaxial dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) plasma reactor for in-situ remediation of contaminated soils, achieving a TOC removal rate of around 70%. The in-situ cold plasma approach shows promise as a fast, cost-effective, and environmentally-friendly method for remediation of heavily contaminated sites.
Article
Food Science & Technology
Yue Gao, Hung-Yueh Yeh, Brian Bowker, Hong Zhuang
Summary: The study investigated the effects of various antioxidants on chicken breast meat patties, showing that natural plant extracts can influence microbial counts, color, and lipid oxidation. Plant extracts can enhance antimicrobial activity and suppress lipid oxidation.
INNOVATIVE FOOD SCIENCE & EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES
(2021)
Review
Food Science & Technology
Muhammad Umair, Saqib Jabbar, Zubaria Ayub, Rana Muhammad Aadil, Muhammad Abid, Jianhao Zhang, Zhao Liqing
Summary: The availability of safe and pathogen-free food is increasingly important, and traditional spore removal practices are becoming more challenging. The use of dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) based atmospheric cold plasma (ACP) as a novel food preservation technology shows potential in the food industry. This technology has bactericidal effects on microorganisms in food products and is influenced by various process parameters.
FOOD REVIEWS INTERNATIONAL
(2022)
Article
Food Science & Technology
Andreas S. Katsigiannis, Natasa Hojnik, Martina Modic, Danny L. Bayliss, Janez Kovac, James L. Walsh
Summary: This study evaluated a continuous in-line decontamination system that utilized cold atmospheric pressure plasma to disinfect food contact surfaces and processing equipment. The results showed that the plasma system achieved a significant reduction in the microbial load of common foodborne pathogens on stainless steel surfaces and conveyor belts. The study demonstrated that cold atmospheric pressure plasma has great potential for continuous and effective disinfection in food-processing facilities.
INNOVATIVE FOOD SCIENCE & EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES
(2022)
Review
Physics, Fluids & Plasmas
XinPei Lu, DaWei Liu, YuBin Xian, LanLan Nie, YingGuang Cao, GuangYuan He
Summary: Cold atmospheric-pressure plasma jet generates reactive species like reactive oxygen and nitrogen at or close to room temperature, making it attractive for applications such as plasma medicine. Despite challenges in maintaining gas temperature near room temperature under one atmospheric pressure, several CAAP-Js have been reported after decades of research. The development and physics of CAAP-Js, including their dynamics and nonequilibrium characteristics, have been discussed in this review.
PHYSICS OF PLASMAS
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Applied
Lanbo Di, Jingsen Zhang, Cunhua Ma, Xin Tu, Xiuling Zhang
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Jingsen Zhang, Hongyang Wang, Qian Zhao, Lanbo Di, Xiuling Zhang
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY
(2020)
Editorial Material
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Feng Yu, Lanbo Di
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Hongyang Wang, Yufa Zhou, Qian Zhao, Xiuling Zhang, Lanbo Di
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY
(2020)
Article
Physics, Fluids & Plasmas
Zhiyuan Fan, Lanbo Di, Decai Bu, Tengda Zhang, Xiuling Zhang
Summary: In this study, a novel polyethylene terephthalate supported silver (Ag/PET) composite with high flexibility and weatherability properties was prepared by combining sub-atmospheric pressure glow discharge plasma surface modification method with in situ atmospheric pressure surface dielectric barrier discharge plasma (APSDBD) reduction. The Ag/PET composite exhibited excellent EMI shielding efficiency due to the formation of silver nanoparticles with preferentially oriented cell-like surface morphologies and layer-by-layer-like superimposed microstructures, demonstrating strong microwave reflection properties. Additionally, the APSDBD technology used for preparing Ag/PET did not require specific substrate thickness, dielectric constant, or conductivity, providing an effective and cost-efficient strategy for manufacturing metal or alloy films on surfaces of heat-sensitive materials.
PLASMA SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
(2021)
Review
Physics, Applied
Lanbo Di, Jingsen Zhang, Xiuling Zhang, Hongyang Wang, Hong Li, Yanqin Li, Decai Bu
Summary: Cold plasma treatment is a fast, convenient, and environmentally friendly method for treating catalytic materials, which can improve the atom efficiency, enhance the activity, and stability of the materials.
JOURNAL OF PHYSICS D-APPLIED PHYSICS
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Lanbo Di, Hongyang Wang, Jingsen Zhang, Feng Yu, Shengnan Wang, Xiuling Zhang
Summary: Pd/C-NH3 catalyst prepared by NH3 adsorption exhibits excellent activity and stability in HCOOH dehydrogenation, with significantly higher total gas production compared to untreated Pd/C catalyst and commercial Pd/C catalyst.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Lanbo Di, Jingsen Zhang, Xiuling Zhang, Guangqing Xia, Yue Hua, Hong Li, Yuzhuo Zhang
Summary: The PdRu/C-P catalysts synthesized by facile and environment-friendly atmospheric-pressure cold plasma treatment method exhibited enhanced formic acid dehydrogenation activity compared to PdRu/C-T catalysts prepared by thermal reduction. The improved catalytic stability of PdRu/C-P can be attributed to the small and stable particle size of PdRu and less leaching of active species induced by strong metal-support interaction.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Jingsen Zhang, Xiuling Zhang, Guangqing Xia, Yuzhuo Zhang, Lanbo Di
Summary: In this study, the influence of different cold plasma working gases on the performance of Pd/C catalysts was investigated. It was found that H2 plasma had the highest catalytic activity, followed by Ar plasma, while O2 and air plasma exhibited poor catalytic activity due to severe ablation of the carbon support and agglomeration of Pd nanoparticles. The discharge parameters indicated that H2 plasma facilitated the migration of Pd active species to the outer surface of the support, resulting in the highest catalytic activity of Pd/C-H2P catalyst.
JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Qian Zhao, Decai Bu, Zhihui Li, Xiuling Zhang, Lanbo Di
Summary: The Pd/G-P catalyst prepared by cold plasma method showed higher catalytic activity for the 4-NP reduction reaction, attributed to the promotion of migration of Pd species to the outer surface of the support and smaller Pd nanoparticles compared to Pd/G-H. Additionally, the Pd/G-P sample exhibited abundant oxygen-containing functional groups, anchoring the metal nanoparticles and enhancing the metal-support interaction.
Article
Physics, Fluids & Plasmas
Yufa Zhou, Jingsen Zhang, Guangqing Xia, Yue Hua, Yanqin Li, Jixiang Hu, Xiuling Zhang, Lanbo Di
Summary: In this work, N-doped graphite oxide (GO-P) was prepared using a cold plasma treatment with a mixture of NH3 and Ar gases. The specific capacitances of the resulting GO-P samples were significantly higher than that of GO, and the best performance was achieved with a NH3:Ar ratio of 1:3. The NH3 cold plasma treatment effectively generated N-doped GO and increased the number of active defects, leading to improved electrochemical performance. NH3 cold plasma is a simple and fast method for preparing N-doped GO and regulating N-doping for high-performance supercapacitors.
PLASMA SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Physics, Applied
Amin Zhou, Jing-Lin Liu, Bin Zhu, Lanbo Di, Xiao-Song Li, Ai-Min Zhu
Summary: High-silica zeolite adsorbents (ZAs) are used for plasma catalytic removal of toluene in cycled storage-discharge mode. At 5 min discharge time, toluene conversion reaches 100% with 22% CO and 26% CO2 selectivities. After 20 min discharge time, the selectivities to CO and CO2 become approximately 30% and 60% respectively. A tandem effect of in-plasma ZA and postplasma Au catalysts achieves nearly 100% CO2 selectivity for complete oxidation of toluene to CO2, with investigations on the dependence of the tandem effect on Au loading and space velocity ratio of ZA to Au catalyst.
PLASMA PROCESSES AND POLYMERS
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Chemical
Lanbo Di, Zhideyi Fu, Mengyue Dong, Aimin Zhu, Guangqing Xia, Xiuling Zhang
Summary: In this work, Ru-based catalysts supported on γ-Al2O3 were prepared by cold plasma for enhancing plasma-catalytic CO2 methanation without additional heating. The plasma-prepared Ru/γ-Al2O3 showed higher CO2 conversion (76.3%) compared to Ru/γ-Al2O3-C prepared by thermal reduction (52.0%) due to the high dispersion and surface enrichment of Ru induced by plasma. Plasmas-prepared CoRu/γ-Al2O3 and AuRu/γ-Al2O3 exhibited enhanced and similar plasma-catalytic CO2 methanation activity. The CoRu nanoparticles showed smaller size and higher dispersion compared to AuRu nanoparticles, and CoRu showed higher alloying degree and surface enrichment degree. Well alloyed RuCo may reduce the free energy of hydrogen adsorption on the catalysts. Small particle size can improve atom utilization efficiency, and surface enrichment of active species can shorten the heterogeneous reaction from 7 to 5 steps.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Jingsen Zhang, Xiuling Zhang, Chuan Shi, Guangqing Xia, Hong Li, Peng Wang, Lanbo Di
Summary: This study developed a facile plasma method for preparing defect-rich PtRu alloyed nanoclusters decorated carbon cloth catalyst for highly efficient pH-universal electrochemical hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). The developed catalyst exhibited superior activity and stability, achieving a high mass activity and low overpotential in alkaline media, as well as demonstrating excellent activity and stability in neutral and acidic media.
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Lanbo Di, Jingsen Zhang, Michael Craven, Yaolin Wang, Hongyang Wang, Xiuling Zhang, Xin Tu
CATALYSIS SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
(2020)