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Cover Picture: Plasma Process. Polym. 8∕2015
Author(s) -
Xu Zimu,
Shen Jie,
Zhang Zelong,
Ma Jie,
Ma Ronghua,
Zhao Ying,
Sun Qiang,
Qian Shulou,
Zhang Hao,
Ding Lili,
Cheng Cheng,
Chu Paul K.,
Xia Weidong
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
plasma processes and polymers
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.644
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1612-8869
pISSN - 1612-8850
DOI - 10.1002/ppap.201570029
Subject(s) - biofilm , plasma , bacteria , chemistry , atmospheric pressure plasma , cover (algebra) , intracellular , membrane integrity , biophysics , microbiology and biotechnology , materials science , membrane , biology , biochemistry , physics , mechanical engineering , engineering , genetics , quantum mechanics
Front Cover: An atmospheric‐pressure helium plasma jet is applied to inactivate S. aureus biofilms. The Z‐stack images of 5‐min plasma treated, SYTO 9/PI (upper right) and DCFHDA (lower) stained S. aureus biofilms display the integrity of bacterial membrane structure and the intracellular ROS concentration, respectively. Plasma exposure may trigger the production of ROS in bacteria lived in microbial biofilms which possibly contributes to bacteria death. Further details can be found in the article by Zimu Xu et al. on page 827 .