PLASMANT

Did you know Belgian researchers 🇧🇪 have made important discoveries that could potentially make life possible on Mars🪐?

A research group at UAntwerpen in Belgium, called PLASMANT, has discovered a method that would allow the atmosphere of Mars to be used to convert CO2 into Oxygen and CO, and to turn nitrogen into a good basis for fertilizer!

Plasmant did the experiments 🧪 with a self-built plasma reactor. This crucial substance could be used for life support and transportation on Mars!

Read more about this important discovery: belganewsagency.eu/life-on-mars-belgian-researchers-create-crucial-substances-to-survive-on-red-planet

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What an amazing week @ Plasmant!
We kicked off with the 10-miles where we had some amazing runners and an amazing cheer team! 💪

To continue the week with a coloured team spirit into the colour week! Every day was dedicated to another colour (and as the plasmanters know filled with delicious coloured treats! )

Thank you to all that participated! And let's continue staying healthy and colourful throughout may! 🌈

*NEW ARTICLES*

"The Quest to Quantify Selective and Synergistic Effects of Plasma for Cancer Treatment: Insights from Mathematical Modeling." by C. Bengtson and A. Bogaerts in Int. J. Mol. Sci., 22, 5033 (2021)​
https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/22/9/5033

"Methane to Methanol through Heterogeneous Catalysis and Plasma Catalysis." by S. Li, R. Ahmed, Y. Yi and A. Bogaerts in Catalysts, 11, 590 (2021)​
https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/11/5/590/htm

"Oxidative damage to hyaluronan–CD44 interactions as an underlying mechanism of action of oxidative stress-inducing cancer therapy." by M. Yusupov, A. Privat-Maldonado, R. M. Cordeiro, H. Verswyvel, P. Shaw, J. Razzokov, E. Smits, A. Bogaerts in Redox Biology, 43, 101968 (2021)
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213231721001166?via%3Dihub

"Cold Atmospheric Plasma Increases Temozolomide Sensitivity of Three-Dimensional Glioblastoma Spheroids via Oxidative Stress-Mediated DNA Damage." by P. Shaw, N. Kumar, A. Privat-Maldonado, E. Smits and A. Bogaerts in Cancers, 13, 1780 (2021)​
https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/13/8/1780

Cold Atmospheric Plasma Increases Temozolomide Sensitivity of Three-Dimensional Glioblastoma Spheroids via Oxidative Stress-Mediated DNA Damage Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the most frequent and aggressive primary malignant brain tumor in adults. Current standard radiotherapy and adjuvant chemotherapy with the alkylating agent temozolomide (TMZ) yield poor clinical outcome. This is due to the stem-like properties of tumor cells and gene...