News from our team
Awards, publications, patents, and events from the AAPlasma team.
2026
October 28, 2026
AAPlasma Joins Drexel-Led Project to Improve Farm Digestate Fertilizer with Cold Plasma
AAPlasma LLC is a subcontractor on a new Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture research grant awarded to Drexel University’s Nyheim Plasma Institute to improve the fertilizer value of anaerobic digestate using cold plasma.
July 27, 2026
AA Plasma and NASA Kennedy Space Center Present New Research on Plasma-Based Destruction of Ethylene Oxide
AA Plasma and researchers at NASA's Kennedy Space Center (KSC) have published new findings on plasma-driven systems that break down ethylene oxide (ETO), a toxic gas widely used as an industrial sterilant. Preliminary results show greater than 80% ETO destruction, even in a single pass through the s
July 27, 2026
Ionos Medical Wins U.S. Patent for Cold Plasma Device That Treats Nose and Throat Conditions Without Surgery
AAPlasma's medical device subsidiary, Ionos Medical Inc., has been granted U.S. Patent No. 12,685,872, covering a handheld cold plasma device designed to treat chronic conditions of the nose, throat, and ears, including tonsillitis, sinusitis, tonsil stones, and Barrett's esophagus, without surgery
June 30, 2026
New Peer-Reviewed Study Reveals How Gliding Arc Plasma Destroys PFAS in Water
The study provides the first experimental evidence that gas-phase charged particles — not just aqueous reactive species — are essential drivers of PFAS mineralization during gliding arc plasma (GAP) water treatment.
June 3, 2026
AAPlasma LLC Showcases Non-Thermal Plasma Systems at 2026 DLA Supply Chain Alliance Symposium
AAPlasma LLC participated in the 2026 Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Supply Chain Alliance Symposium & Exhibition, held June 2–3 in Columbus, Ohio
May 20, 2026
AAPlasma’s OxyFog System Featured in New Food Safety Study on Sustainable Seed and Sprout Decontamination
A recently published study in Food Research International evaluated ozone and non-thermal plasma as sustainable alternatives to chlorine-based sanitizers for improving the microbial safety of alfalfa seeds and sprouts.
May 12, 2026
AAPlasma Awarded U.S. Patent for Plasma-Based Food and Produce Disinfection Technology
AAPlasma LLC is pleased to announce the issuance of U.S. Patent No. 12,622,440 B2 , titled “Food and Fresh Produce Disinfection Chamber Utilizing Fast Moving Liquid and Non-Equilibrium Plasma-Generated Species.”
April 7, 2026
AAPlasma Showcases Pulsed Plasma Capabilities at the Defense Manufacturing Conference in Orlando
AAPlasma LLC is pleased to announce its participation in the Defense Manufacturing Conference (DMC), held March 30–April 2, 2026, at the Caribe Royale in Orlando, Florida.
March 16, 2026
New Study Models Plasma-Assisted Destruction of Refrigerant-Contaminated Polyol Ester Oils
Researchers from AAPlasma LLC and collaborators have published a new peer-reviewed study presenting a thermodynamic modeling framework for the destruction of polyol ester (POE) oils contaminated with the hydrofluorocarbon refrigerant R-134a using liquid-injection incineration supported by glidi
2025
September 10, 2025
NIST SBIR Phase 1 Award for Innovative PFAS Destruction Technology
We are thrilled to announce that our company has been awarded a prestigious NIST SBIR Phase 1 grant.
April 8, 2025
AAPlasma LLC Joins Ohio State University’s TARDISS NSF Engineering Research Center
We are thrilled to announce that on March 20, 2025, AAPlasma LLC officially joined The Ohio State University’s “Transformation of American Rubber through Domestic Innovation for Supply Security” (TARDISS) National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering Research Center (ERC).
2024
September 4, 2024
NASA Awards AAPlasma a Phase 1 SBIR
We are proud to announce our team's breakthrough research achievements in plasma-based disinfection and sanitation efforts, culminating in a Phase 1 SBIR award from NASA.
February 21, 2024
CO2 conversion scale-up
AAPlasma, in their support of Zephyro's efforts to control and convert CO2 emissions, teamed up with the fine folks at the Radical Development Center.
2023
December 22, 2023
Plasma treatment of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma
Our research manuscript was chosen for the cover of the Dermatology and Venereology Review journal. The manuscript is on “The use of non-thermal atmospheric plasma for the treatment of in situ cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma: a case series.”
December 12, 2023
Elvis and Dolly check out plasma
Greg Fridman, CEO and Charles Bailey, COO attended the 2023 Defense Manufacturing Conference (DMC) in Nashville, TN.
November 15, 2023
Second location for our manufacturing
November 15, 2023, Philadelphia, PA In order to expand our manufacturing capabilities, we are opening a second location for AAPlasma, located at 700 W Park Ave, Perkasie, PA 18944. This is a strategic co-location with our manufacturing partner, EFE Laboratories.
July 18, 2023
Mechanism of PFAS degradation in plasma
We are proud to announce that our article " Plasma-Assisted Abatement of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS): Thermodynamic Analysis and Validation in Gliding Arc Discharge " has been published in Plasma as part of the Special Issue Feature Papers in Plasma Sciences 2023 and is avai
June 21, 2023
AAPlasma LLC Receives PHL Made Grant
The AAPlasma team was awarded the PHL Made Grant to expand and grow our manufacturing capabilities. We are proudly labeling all of our plasma systems with "Made with 💜 in Philly" and will continue our efforts to manufacture everything in the USA 🇺🇸.
April 1, 2023
Case report on viral skin disease treatment
📣 New Article Announcement 📣 We are excited to share the publication of our work titled " Cold atmospheric pressure plasma clears molluscum contagiosum " in the Experimental Dermatology journal. 🔗 Access the article here: https://doi.org/10.1111/exd.14695 . This case report analyzes
January 10, 2023
Defense Manufacturing Conference 2022
AAPlasma returned last month from a productive and exciting Defense Manufacturers Conference, which took place from December 5th through the 8th in Tampa, Florida. The DMC is an annual event that brings together scientists, engineers, administrators, and policy makers across the defense manufacturin
2022
November 20, 2022
Nature Scientific Reports: cold plasma for COVID
We are proud to report that our research work on PPE disinfection during the COVID-19 pandemic was published in the Nature Scientific Reports: https://rdcu.be/cZ0F1 .
November 19, 2022
AAPlasma’s Oxystrike Highlighted in the 2020 Congressional Report
AAPlasma’s Oxystrike Platform was highlighted in the Department of Defense’s 2020 Industrial Capabilities Congressional Report AAPlasma is excited to see that our DLA Project “Pulsed Plasma Treatment for Rapid In-Between-Patient Disinfection of Non-Invasive Ventilation Systems and Personal Protect
November 13, 2022
Plasma treatment of skin conditions
An article titled “ Cold atmospheric pressure plasma clears molluscum contagiosum ,“ co-authored by Dr. Greg Fridman was recently published in the Experimental Dermatology journal. Medical questions regarding this study should be directed to the corresponding author: Dr. Peter C. Friedman, The
November 13, 2022
Cleaning the forever chemicals and more
Running a small business, “forever chemicals,” reactivating carbon, the emerging problems of electric vehicles, and the challenges of owning one: our CEO Dr. Greg Fridman talks with Brian Dainis on the Cache Flow podcast . Greg Fridman recently went on the Cache Flow podcast to talk with hos
October 24, 2022
AAPlasma is Awarded NIST Phase I SBIR
AAPlasma is proud to announce that we have been chosen by the National Institute of Standards and Technology ( NIST ) to receive funding for our project “ Direct Deposition of Durable Composite Road Marking Material onto Pavement Via Quasi-Equilibrium Plasma ” as part of their 2022 Small Business In
October 21, 2022
AAPlasma is Awarded MDA Phase I SBIR
AAPlasma is proud to announce that we have been chosen by the Missile Defense Agency to receive funding as part of their 2022 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program . In this project, AAPlasma will be working with the MDA to develop technology to increase America’s missile defense capabi
October 16, 2022
Cold plasma at the Maker Faire
It is quickly becoming a tradition for the AAPlasma team to participate in the Philly Maker Faire events . The 2022 Philly Maker Faire was no exception and Alexa, Saeed, Robert, Rob, and Greg joined us at the booth.
July 29, 2022
Cold Plasma in Clinical Dermatology
Dr. Peter Friedman delivered a talk on cold plasma research at “ The Future of Dermatology Symposium ” at the American Academy of Dermatology’s 2022 Innovation Academy Conference in Vancouver, B.C. Dr. Friedman spoke about the “current achievements and new trends in clinical dermatologic
January 5, 2022
AAPlasma Teams Up With SEPTA and Drexel to Battle COVID-19
AAPlasma is excited to be working with the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA), and Drexel University in their fight to combat COVID-19 through “ Air Disinfection in Public Transportation Vehicles and Facilities by UV and Plasma Technology .” In this project , AAPlasma will
2021
December 6, 2021
AAPlasma to Attend DMC 2021
The Defense Manufacturers Conference , taking place from December 13-16th in Denver, CO is a nation’s annual event that brings together scientists, engineers, administrators, and policymakers across the defense manufacturing industrial base. Leaders and experts from government, industry, and academ
July 6, 2021
AAPlasma is Awarded Navy Phase I SBIR
AAPlasma is proud to announce that we have been chosen by The United States Navy to receive funding for our project (“ Highly-Tunable Aging Simulation Chamber using a Non-Equilibrium Reverse-Vortex Gliding Arc Plasma ”) as part of their 2021 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) funding. In thi
July 1, 2021
AAPlasma is Awarded NOAA Phase II SBIR
AAPlasma is proud to announce that we have been chosen by the NOAA to receive Phase II funding to continue our project “ Non-Equilibrium Short-Pulsed Discharge for Removal of Antibiotics and Pathogens from Water used in Aquacultural Facilities ” as part of their 2021 Small Business Innovation Resear
June 28, 2021
AAPlasma is Awarded DOE Phase I SBIR
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 Researc
February 21, 2021
AAPlasma keeps on growing!
Yesterday, in the freezing cold, we officially finished moving into our new facility in South Philadelphia, which we have named “The Church Lab.” We are very excited to be moving into this building located across from Stinger Park on the corner of Reed Street and 33rd. With this move, AAPlasma has
2020
April 23, 2020
AAPlasma is Awarded DLA Phase II SBIR
AAPlasma is proud to announce that we have been chosen by the Defense Logistics Agency to receive funding for our project “ Pulsed Plasma Treatment for Rapid In-Between-Patient Disinfection of Non-Invasive Ventilation Systems and Personal Protection Equipment After COVID-19 Use ” as part of their Sm
March 4, 2020
AAPlasma Receives Funding from NASA
AAPlasma is proud to announce that we will be receiving funding from NASA to develop our project “ Plasma-Activated Water Sterilization (PAWS): Sub-Micrometer Charged Water Droplet Generation in Non-Equilibrium Plasma for Decontamination of Life Detection Mission Spacecraft. ” NASA and AAPlasma wil
March 4, 2020
AAPlasma is Awarded NOAA Phase I SBIR
AAPlasma is proud to announce that we have been chosen by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to receive funding for our project “ Non-Equilibrium Short-Pulsed Discharge for Removal of Antibiotics and Pathogens from Water used in Aquacultural Facilities ” as part of their 2020 Small
2019
December 6, 2019
AAPlasma presents at the 2019 Defense Manufacturing Conference
As an SBIR awardee, the AAPlasma team presented at the Defense Logistics Agency booth at the 2019 Defense Manufacturing Conference in Phoenix, Arizona.
November 1, 2019
AAPlasma is Awarded EPA Phase II SBIR
AAPlasma is proud to announce that we have been chosen by the Environmental Protection Agency to receive funding for Phase II of our project “ Plasma Enhancement of Absorbers for improved removal of PFOS and PFOA from Water ” as part of their 2019 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) funding.
October 30, 2019
STEM education outreach
AAPlasma is participating in the FirstHand project to work with high school students on improving marketing messages that a plasma company can deliver to younger audiences. At FirstHand, an educational initiative at the University City Science Center, classroom lessons are brought to life throug
October 18, 2019
Cold plasma for food enhancement
In an article, recently published in the Applied Sciences section of the Technology Networks (source: TechnologyNetworks.com ), Agatha Los discussed the novel research and development efforts in bringing cold plasma to the table. This is one of the better “lay person” explanations of what is cold p
October 13, 2019
EPA awards AAPlasma Phase II grant to enhance/regenerate water filters from PFAS
NSF lists a number of ways to remove PFAS from drinking water and it appears that all of them are a form of filtration—trapping PFAS on an absorber (source: NSF ). It appears that activated carbon is one of the more popular absorbers, used in the industry (source: Jacobi and Calgon ). Filtratio
October 7, 2019
Cold plasma for wart treatment
MedicalrResearch.com interviewed our Clinical Dermatology mentor Dr. Peter Friedman on his progress with clinical dermatology.
October 6, 2019
Philly Mini Maker Faire adventure
AAPlasma team participated in the 2nd Annual Philly Maker Faire . What helped a lot is this was hosted at the Pennovation Works —our new home. This event was of great importance to us: this is the first time our growing company had an opportunity to present our work to the public together, as a te
September 29, 2019
20% OFF! Philly Mini Maker Faire
Stop by our booth at the Philadelphia Mini Maker Faire ( https://philly.makerfaire.com/ ) on Sunday, October 6, all day event! Come join us and check out all the inspiring creations and ingenuity at Maker Faire. Just go to https://phillymakerfaire.ticketleap.com/2019/ and use the code PMMFMAKERFRI
September 16, 2019
IP Law Clinic @ UPenn
AAPlasma LLC was selected as a client by the University of Pennsylvania’s Detkin Intellectual Property & Technology Legal Clinic (DIPTC). The DIPTC provides pro bono transactional patent, copyright, trademark and trade secret services to individuals, non-profit and for-profit clie
September 9, 2019
$1M grant from the Defense Logistics Agency
Extending Shelf Life of Strawberries, Spinach, Kale, and Lettuce via Non-Equilibrium Short-Pulsed Plasma Activated Water Fog : AAPlasma receives Phase II Award # SP4701-19-C-0039 from the Defense Logistics Agency. The goal of this project is to disinfect fresh fruits and vegetables (FF&Vs)
September 6, 2019
AAPlasma is Awarded DLA Phase II SBIR
AAPlasma is proud to announce that we have been chosen by the Defense Logistics Agency to receive Phase II funding for of our project “Extending Fresh Fruits and Vegetables (FF&V) Shelf Life Through Novel Technology in the Subsistence Supply Chain ” as part of their 2019 Small Business Inno
September 5, 2019
2nd Annual Philly Mini Maker Faire
AAPlasma team will be participating in this Mini Maker Faire ! Follow them on Facebook and Twitter to get instant updates. October 6th, 2019 at the Pennovation Center . We are the Maker # 535 with booth titled Cold plasma in food safety . Come out and meet the team, browse our ideas, ch
July 21, 2019
EPA awards $2.3 million in funding for 21 small businesses to develop innovative environmental technologies
EPA announced the release of $2.3M in SBIR funding to 21 companies, highlighting AAPlasma's efforts in destroying antibiotic-resistant (AR) bacteria and AR genes in wastewater streams from hospitals, food processing facilities, etc.
July 15, 2019
AAPlasma Works with Drexel University to Destroy “Forever Chemicals” with Plasma
AAPlasma is proud to have teamed up with Christopher Sales and the Nyheim Plasma Institute team on their project to combat Per and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), which are a diverse set of chemicals found in everything from firefighting foam to rain jackets. These chemicals have recently e
July 1, 2019
AAPlasma is moving to a new location
We are excited to announce the move (as of July 1st, 2019) to the Pennovation incubator in the University City, Philadelphia. The new space simplifies transportation logistics and eases operations. We are now close to Drexel and UPenn campuses, PHL airport, and the center city is a short bike ride
May 1, 2019
AAPlasma is Awarded EPA Phase I SBIR
AAPlasma is proud to announce that we have been chosen by the Environmental Protection Agency to receive funding for our project (“ Non-Thermal Plasma Assisted Inactivation of Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria in Wastewater ”) as part of their 2019 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) funding . I
2018
December 10, 2018
AAPlasma is Awarded DLA Phase I SBIR
Extending Shelf Life of Strawberries, Spinach, Kale and Lettuce via Non-Equilibrium Short-Pulsed Plasma Activated Water Fog AAPlasma is proud to announce that we have been chosen by the Defense Logistics Agency to receive funding for our project “ Extending Shelf Life of Strawberries, Spinach, Kale
October 1, 2018
AAPlasma is Awarded EPA Phase I SBIR
AAPlasma is proud to announce that we have been chosen by the Environmental Protection Agency to receive funding for our project “ Plasma Enhancement of Absorbers for improved removal of PFOS and PFOA from Water ” as part of their 2018 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) funding. In this proj