Cold Air Plasma Jets Redefine Fungal Nail Treatment

Researchers developed a plasma jet device that effectively kills 90% of Trichophyton rubrum fungus in nails, utilizing shock waves from pulsed cold air plasma, representing a breakthrough in fungal infection treatment.

Recently, the team led by Prof. Qing Huang from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences proposed using a portable pulsed cold air plasma jet (PP-CAPJ) to treat Trichophyton rubrum in nails. They revealed that the shock wave from PP-CAPJ could effectively kill this fungus.

This study was published in Applied Physics Letters.