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Title
Cool plasma to fight biofilms.
Abstract
The article reports on the experimental plasma to destroy the biofilms which are the composite settlement of the bacteria suspended that are responsible for the infections. The study of the researchers from University of Southern California (USC) School of Dentistry and Viterbi School of Engineering uses a pencil-sized plume of plasma to destroy bacterial colonies. It notes that after 10 minutes of exposure to plasma, the temperature of the tooth increased by only 5°C.