State of the art in nonthermal plasma processing for biomedical applications: Can it help fight viral pandemics like COVID‐19?

Autor: Farzaneh Arefi-Khonsari, Nilanjal Misra, Sudhir Bhatt, Virendra Kumar
Přispěvatelé: Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Government of India, Department of Atomic Energy, Department of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Institute of Advanced Research, Laboratoire Interfaces et Systèmes Electrochimiques (LISE), Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Department of Chemical Sciences, Homi Bhabha National Institute (HBNI)
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Plasma Processes and Polymers
Plasma Processes and Polymers, Wiley-VCH Verlag, 2021, 18, pp.e2000215. ⟨10.1002/ppap.202000215⟩
ISSN: 1612-8850
1612-8869
Popis: Plasma processing finds widespread biomedical applications, such as the design of biosensors, antibiofouling surfaces, controlled drug delivery systems, and in plasma sterilizers. In the present coronavirus disease (COVID‐19) situation, the prospect of applying plasma processes like surface activation, plasma grafting, plasma‐enhanced chemical vapor deposition/plasma polymerization, surface etching, plasma immersion ion implantation, crosslinking, and plasma decontamination to provide timely solutions in the form of better antiviral alternatives, practical diagnostic tools, and reusable personal protective equipment is worth exploring. Herein, the role of nonthermal plasmas and their contributions toward healthcare are timely reviewed to engage different communities in assisting healthcare associates and clinicians, not only to combat the current COVID‐19 pandemic but also to prevent similar kinds of future outbreaks.
This review presents a comprehensive take on the significance of nonthermal plasma processing as a versatile tool for developing state‐of‐the‐art biomedical and healthcare technologies. Under the spotlight is its immense technological potential to offer apposite solutions for combating viral pandemics like coronavirus disease (COVID‐19), be it in the form of rapid diagnostic tools fabrication, sterilized personal protective equipments (PPEs), drug delivery systems, or antimicrobial and antibiofouling surfaces.
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