RT Journal Article ID 379c31df2bde6ee2 A1 Dobrynin, Danil A1 Wasko, Kimberly A1 Friedman, Gary A1 Fridman, Alexander A. A1 Fridman, Gregory T1 Cold Plasma Sterilization of Open Wounds: Live Rat Model JF Plasma Medicine JO PMED YR 2011 FD 2012-06-11 VO 1 IS 2 SP 109 OP 114 K1 cold plasma K1 non-thermal plasma K1 dielectric barrier discharge K1 floating electrode K1 sterilization K1 animal model K1 rat K1 plasma medicine AB Atmospheric pressure non-equilibrium (cold) plasmas are already known to be effective sterilization agents. This work further confirms the ability of cold plasma to inactivate pathogenic organisms in a live animal model. The rat wound model used here represents a surgical treatment situation whereby the wound is open and the bleeding is controlled. High concentration of Staphylococcus aureus is placed onto the wound area and allowed to incubate for four hours prior to cold plasma treatment. We show a 3-log reduction in pathogen load on the wound following a one minute treatment. PB Begell House LK https://www.dl.begellhouse.com/journals/5a5b4a3d419387fb,4286765e2312f462,379c31df2bde6ee2.html