AAPlasma is proud to announce that we have been chosen by the Department of Energy to receive funding for our project “In-Between-Patient Decontamination of CT Rooms and Equipment Following COVID-19 Exposure Using Pulsed Plasma Activated Fog” as part of their 2021 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) funding.

In this project, AAPlasma/ we will be working with the Department of Energy to significantly improve disinfection times for CT scanners and the rooms that they are housed in using a plasma-based disinfection system. 

Currently, disinfection times for CT scanners can take hours. Our mentors at Tower Health Emergency Rooms currently take up to two hours to disinfect their CT scanning rooms by hand. Not only does this expose the technicians to infection, but it also leads to a significant bottleneck in the hospital system in times of high stress. AAPlasma will be addressing this concern using technology based on plasma-fogging technology that has been successfully commercialized as a result of our Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) funded project, which could disinfect these rooms in as little as 30 minutes, allowing for the rapid reuse of these critical machines in times of high stress.

AAPlasma is proud to be supporting our healthcare workers in such a critical time. We thank the DoE, our mentors at Tower Health Emergency Rooms in Philadelphia, and our partners at Xenex Disinfection Services for their support and insight as we explore ways to make a difference in the healthcare industry.