Treatment of Streptococcus mutans biofilms with a nonthermal atmospheric plasma

Aims:  A nonthermal atmospheric plasma, designed for biomedical applications, was tested for its antimicrobial activity against biofilm cultures of a key cariogenic bacterium Streptococcus mutans.

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