Feasibility of cold plasma for the control of biofilms in food industry

• Published in: Trends in food science & technology Vol. 99; pp. 142 - 151
• Main Authors: Zhu, Yulin, Li, Changzhu, Cui, Haiying, Lin, Lin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge Elsevier Ltd 01.05.2020; Elsevier BV
• Subjects: Antiinfectives and antibacterials; bacteria; biofilm; Biofilms; Cold; Cold plasma; Cold plasmas; Cold treatment; Etching; Food; Food industry; Food preservation; Food processing industry; Food safety; foods; Gas composition; Lipid peroxidation; Lipids; Microorganisms; nonthermal processing; Organoleptic properties; Oxidation; plankton; Plasma; Process parameters; protective effect; Quorum sensing; sensory properties; Food preservation; Quorum sensing; Cold plasma; Biofilms

The increasingly grim situation caused by biofilms infection has undoubtedly become the challenge in the area of food safety. Due to the protective effect of the biofilm architecture, the microorganisms embedded within the biofilms show increased resistance to antibacterial treatment compared with t...