Disinfection Efficacy of Electrohydraulic Discharge Plasma against pv : A Sustainable Seed Treatment Approach.

The prevalence of plant diseases caused by pathogens such as pv (Xcc) poses a significant challenge to sustainable agriculture, necessitating the development of effective and eco-friendly disinfection methods. In this study, we investigated the efficacy of electrohydraulic discharge plasma (EHDP) as a promising alternative for disinfection against Xcc, a pathogen responsible for black rot in cruciferous vegetables. Unlike conventional gas-phase plasma, EHDP introduces two pivotal components: gas-liquid interface plasma (GLIP) and its consequential byproduct, plasma-activated water (PAW).

Detection of DNA using gold nanoparticle-coated silica nanoparticles.

We report a sensitive lateral flow assay (LFA) in which the assay colour change originated from reporter labels constructed from silica spheres (radius = 450 nm) coated with approximately 3.9 × 10 gold nanoparticles (radius = 8.5 nm).

Electrohydraulic Streamer Discharge Plasma-Enhanced Disinfection in Seed Sterilization.

As emerging chemical-free and eco-friendly technologies, nonthermal (gas discharge) plasma and (liquid phase) plasma-activated water (PAW) offer exceptional microbial disinfection solutions for biological, medical, environmental, and agricultural applications. Herein, we present electrohydraulic streamer discharge plasma (ESDP), which combines streamer discharge plasma (SDP) and PAW generated at a gas-liquid interface, to sterilize Chinese kale ( var. alboglabra) seeds contaminated with ().