Plasma Treatment of Onychomycosis
Abstract
We report on the use of three “cold” atmospheric plasma (CAP) devices in treating model nails that have been coated on the backside of the nail with either Escherichia coli (E. coli) bacteria or Trichophyton rubrum (T. rubrum) fungus. We tested a helium plasma jet; a surface microdischarge plasma device; and a floating electrode dielectric barrier discharge. All of the devices, acting through the model nail, showed significant log reductions of bacterial and fungal targets in several tens of minutes. CAP technology appears to offer promise as a safe, effective, and inexpensive therapy for fungal nail infection treatment.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- Apr 09, 2016
- Source ID
- 10.1002/ppap.201600010
Entities
People
- David B. Graves
- Jeffrey Roe
- Timothy C. Grammer
- Zilan Xiong
Organizations
- National Science Foundation
- United States Department of Energy