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Antibiofilm Application of Cold Plasma in Food Safety

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Applications of Cold Plasma in Food Safety

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Biofilms are defined as aggregates of microorganisms encased in a matrix of extracellular polymeric substances that are attached to a surface. Biofilms can form quickly in food industry environments, which results in serious hygienic problems and significant economic losses. Over the past decade, cold plasma, as a novel nonthermal technology, has shown great potential for safe and sustainable food production, including food decontamination, shelf-life extension, removal of toxins, and degradation of pesticides. This chapter presents an overview of the application of cold plasma for inactivation of microbial biofilms in vitro or on food products in detail. The factors affected the antibiofilm efficacy of cold plasma are well reviewed, including the characteristics of plasma generation, processing parameters of cold plasma, properties of microbial biofilms, and characteristics of the tested samples. The synergistic effect of reactive species, charged particles, UV emission, and electromagnetic fields are responsible for the antibiofilm efficacy of cold plasma. In addition, the synergistic antibiofilm effects of cold plasma combined with other hurdle strategies (such as plant essential oils, disinfecting agents, and chelating agents) are also well reviewed. The perspectives, research needs, and challenges in applying cold plasma for biofilms control in food industry are also discussed in this chapter.

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    Qisen Xiang, Liyuan Niu & Yanhong Bai

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Xiang, Q., Niu, L., Bai, Y. (2022). Antibiofilm Application of Cold Plasma in Food Safety. In: Ding, T., Cullen, P., Yan, W. (eds) Applications of Cold Plasma in Food Safety. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-1827-7_4

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