Protection strategies for biocatalytic proteins under plasma treatment

In plasma-driven biocatalysis, enzymes are employed to carry out reactions using species generated by non-thermal plasmas as the precursors. We have previously demonstrated that this is feasible in principle, but that the approach suffers from the short lifetime of the biocatalyst under operating conditions. In this work, protection...

Microscale Atmospheric Pressure Plasma Jet as a Source for Plasma-Driven Biocatalysis

The use of a microscale atmospheric pressure plasma jet (μAPPJ) was investigated for its potential to supply hydrogen peroxide in biocatalysis. Compared to a previously employed dielectric barrier discharge (DBD), the μAPPJ offered significantly higher H₂O₂ production rates and better handling of larger reaction volumes....