PLexc²

Achieving lasting umbilical cord decontamination and sustainable stem cell sourcing by combining plasma-functionalized liquid and ultrasound - dataset

The publication investigated the decontamination process of porcine umbilical cord tissue using plasma functionalized liquid alone and in combination with ultrasound. The challenge was to achieve lasting and complete decontamination without damaging tissue integrity because viable mesenchymal stem cells were extracted in the following step. The dataset contains numbers of counted colony forming units (CFU) of cultured microorganisms after the different iteration steps of tissue decontamination. Each worksheet summarizes the numbers of one figure.

PLexc²

PLexc² is two stage microwave plasma source. The first stage is passive self-igniting under atmospheric pressure conditions in the working gas air. It is powered with 1.3 kW microwave power and delivers charge carriers to the second stage powered with 3.0 kW. Additional gas injection between the stages increases the total flow to 60 to 80 slm.