We are an interdisciplinary group, with diverse backgrounds comprising plasma physics, condensed/soft matter physics, and mathematics. Our research is focused on understanding the complex interplay of non-thermal atmospheric pressure plasmas and biomaterials (biomolecules) for their applications in medicine, and agriculture. To do this, we develop and employ a multiscale computational approach combining quantum chemistry, classical Molecular Dynamics, and fluid-type models.

Non-thermal atmospheric pressure plasmas generated in gases such as air, O₂, N₂, He and Ar (flowing into ambient air) consist of chemically active ingredients (reactive oxygen- and nitrogen-based radicals), UV radiation and high electric fields which disturbs metabolism of microorganisms. These plasmas have emerged as a therapeutic modality against bacteria and a wide variety of cancer types. Our goal is to unravel the mechanism of cell death by plasma. To reach our goal, we collaborate extensively with (inter)national experimental colleagues.