The studies on cold plasma, a non-thermal food processing technology, have been recently focused extending the shelf life of foods and controlling pathogenic microorganisms since its antimicrobial activities were recognized. Atmospheric pressure plasma is cost-effective user-friendly technique it does not require vacuum environment apparatus. In this study, new device that produces atmospheric ...

Non-thermal plasma is increasingly being recognized for a wide range of medical and biological applications. However, the effect of non-thermal plasma on physiological functions is not well characterized in in vivo model systems. Here we use a genetically amenable, widely used model system, Drosophila melanogaster, to develop an in vivo system, and investigate the role of non-thermal plasma in ...

Ignition assistance by a pulsed applied voltage is investigated in a canonical one-dimensional configuration. An incipient ignition kernel, formed by localized energy deposition into a lean mixture of methane and air at atmospheric pressure, is subjected to sub-breakdown electric fields by a DC potential applied across the domain, resulting in non-thermal behavior of the electron sub-fluid form...