Can Plasma Make Food Safer? 10,000 Papers Say Yes. Here's How.

Chat with Greg Fridman · Aug 11, 2026 · 7m

Next in the "Can Plasma?" series: can plasma make food safer? Yes. And it's a Pandora's box, with over 10,000 Google Scholar papers on the topic. Let me classify it for you, then share my favorite application: pre-loaded antimicrobial ice on your strawberries.

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00:00 A very broad question, a shallow dive today

00:10 Quick intro, Greg Friedman, plasma bioengineer

00:32 Let's classify. Three plasma types plus food types.

00:40 Non-equilibrium atmospheric-pressure cold plasmas

01:03 Type 1: Dry plasma in humid air (cheapest option)

01:10 Antimicrobial: biofilms, bacteria, fungal…