Place: Pulse Plasma Systems Bldg., Office: E 101
Tel.: (+420) 266 053161
Email: kovalova@ipp.cas.cz
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| Dr. Zuzana Kovaľová, Ph.D. [ Scientific Worker, Department of Pulse Plasma Systems ] Place: Pulse Plasma Systems Bldg., Office: E 101 Tel.: (+420) 266 053161 Email: kovalova@ipp.cas.cz |
Research Interests
Education
| 2012 - 2016 | Doctor of Philosophy in Physics CentraleSupélec, Université Paris Saclay Bio-decontamination of biofilms on surfaces and tissues by cold plasma |
| 2012 - 2016 | Doctor of Philosophy in Biophysics Comenius University Bratislava, Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics Bio-decontamination of biofilms on surfaces and tissues by cold plasma |
| 2010 - 2012 | Master in Biomedical Physics Comenius University Bratislava, Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics Bio-decontamination of teeth and plastic surfaces by cold plasma of corona discharge. |
Research projects
| 2019-2021 | Characteristics of chemically reactive liquids produced by non-equilibrium plasma Co-investigator Provider: Czech Science Foundation; Project ID: GA19-25026S |
List of Publications
| 2021 | Jirásek V., Kovaľová Z., Tarabová B., Lukeš P.: Leucine modifications by He/O2 plasma treatment in phosphate-buffered saline: Bactericidal effects and chemical characterization.. J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. 54 [50] (2021) No. 505206 [ Abstract ] [ Link ] [ DOI ] |
| 2019 | Pawłat J., Terebun P., Kwiatkowski M., Tarabová B., Kovaľová Z., Kučerová K., Machala Z., Janda M., Hensel K.: Evaluation of oxidative species in gaseous and liquid phase generated by mini-gliding arc discharge. Plasma Chemistry and Plasma Processing 39 [3] 627-642 (2019) |
| 2016 | Tučeková Z., Kovaľová Z., Zahoranová A., Machala Z., Černák M.: Inactivation of Escherichia coli on PTFE surfaces by Diffuse Coplanar Surface Barrier Discharge. Eur. Phys. J. Appl. Phys. 75 [2] (2016) No. 24711 |
| Kovaľová Z., Leroy M., Kirkpatrick M.J., Odic E., Machala Z.: Corona discharges with water electrospray for Escherichia coli biofilm eradication on a surface. Bioelectrochemistry 112 91–99 (2016) | |
| 2015 | Kovaľová Z., Leroy M., Jacobs C., Kirkpatrick M., Machala Z., Lopes F., Laux C.O., DuBow M., Odic E.: Atmospheric pressure argon surface discharges propagated in long tubes: physical characterization and application to bio-decontamination. J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. 48 (2015) No. 464003 |
| 2014 | Kovaľová Z., Zahoran M., Zahoranová A., Machala Z.: Streptococci biofilm decontamination on teeth by low-temperature air plasma of dc corona discharges. J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. 47 [22] (2014) No. 224014 |
| 2013 | Kovaľová Z., Tarabová K., Hensel K., Machala Z.: Decontamination of Streptococci biofilms and Bacillus cereus spores on plastic surfaces with DC and pulsed corona discharges . Eur. Phys. J. Appl. Phys. 61 (2013) No. 24306 |
| 2011 | Šipoldová Z., Machala Z.: Bio-decontamination of plastic and dental surfaces with atmospheric pressure air DC discharges. IEEE Trans. Plasma Sci. 39 2970-2971 (2011) |