Mgr. Barbora Tarabová, Ph.D. [ Scientific Worker, Department of Pulse Plasma Systems ]

Place: Pulse Plasma Systems Bldg., Office: E 101
Tel.: (+420) 266 053114
Email: tarabova@ipp.cas.cz

Research Interests

low temperature plasma generated by gas discharges in the contact with liquids and its bio-applications in the field of medicine and food industry

Education

2013-2019	PhD. in Biophysics Faculty of mathematics, physics and informatics, Comenius University in Bratislava Investigation of cold air plasma generation of aqueous reactive oxygen and nitrogen species with focus on their detection and related antibacterial effects
2010-2012	MSc. in Biomedical physics Faculty of mathematics, physics and informatics, Comenius University in Bratislava Mechanisms of the interaction of plasma with microbial cells and related chemical effects in water

Research experience

3/2019-6/2019	Research visiting fellowship Department of Chemical Sciences and Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
2/2015-5/2015	Visiting researcher ZIK plasmatis, Leibniz Institute for Plasma Science and Technology (INP), Greifswald, Germany
2/2014-5/2014	Visiting researcher ZIK plasmatis, Leibniz Institute for Plasma Science and Technology (INP), Greifswald, Germany

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


2023	Kwiatkowski M., Terebun P., Kučerová K., Tarabová B., Koval'ová Z., Lavrikova A., Machala Z., Hensel K., Pawłat J.: Evaluation of Selected Properties of Dielectric Barrier Discharge Plasma Jet. Materials 16 [3] (2023) č. článku 1167. E. [ Abstract ] [ Link ]
	Jirásek V., Tarabová B., Lukeš P.: Chloramines of amino acids as precursors of bactericidal activity in cell culture media DMEM and RPMI treated by RF-driven He/Oinf2/inf plasma jet. Plasma Processes and Polymers 20 [12] (2023) č. článku e2300052. [ Abstract ] [ Link ]
2022	Jirásek V., Tarabová B., Lukeš P.: Treatment of phenylalanine and tyrosine in phosphate-buffered saline by plasma-supplied oxygen atoms: Chemical characterization and bactericidal effects. Plasma Processes and Polymers 19 [11] (2022) č. článku 2200079. [ Abstract ] [ Link ]
2021	Jirásek V., Koval'ová Z., Tarabová B., Lukeš P.: Leucine modifications by He/O2 plasma treatment in phosphate-buffered saline: Bactericidal effects and chemical characterization. Journal of Physics D-Applied Physics 54 [50] (2021) č. článku 505206. [ Abstract ] [ Link ]
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	Tarabová B., Tampieri F., Maran E., Marotta E., Ostrihoňová A., Krewing M., Machala Z.: Chemical and antimicrobial effects of air non-thermal plasma processing of fresh apple juice with focus on safety aspects. Foods 10 [9] 2055 (2021) [ Abstract ] [ Link ] [ DOI ]
2019	Tarabová B., Lukeš P., Hammer M. U., Jablonowski H., von Woedtke T., Reuter S., Machala Z.: Fluorescence measurements of peroxynitrite/peroxynitrous acid in cold air plasma treated aqueous solutions. Physical chemistry chemical physics : PCCP 21 [17] (2019) 8883-8896. E. [ Abstract ] [ Link ]
	Pawlat 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] (2019) 627-643 [ Abstract ] [ Link ] [ DOI ]
	Machala Z., Tarabová B., Sersenová D., Janda M., Hensel K.: Chemical and antibacterial effects of plasma activated water: correlation with gaseous and aqueous reactive oxygen and nitrogen species, plasma sources and air flow conditions. Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics 52 [3] 034002 (2019) [ Abstract ] [ Link ] [ DOI ]
2018	Tarabová B., Lukeš P., Janda M., Hensel K., Šikurová L., Machala Z.: Specificity of detection methods of nitrites and ozone in aqueous solutions activated by air plasma. Plasma Processes and Polymers 15 e1800030 (2018) [ Abstract ] [ Link ] [ DOI ]
2016	Bruggeman P.J., Kushner M.J., Locke B.R., Gardeniers J.G.E., Graham w.G., Graves D.B., Hofman-Caris R.C.H.M., Maric D., Reid J.P., Ceriani E., Fernandez Rivas D., Foster J.E., Garrick S.C., Gorbanev Y., Hamaguchi S., Iza F., Jablonowski H., Klimova E., Kolb J., Krcma F., Lukes P., Machala Z., Marinov I., Mariotti D., Mededovic Thagard S., Minakata D., Neyts E.C., Pawlat J., Petrovic Z.Lj., Pflieger R., Reuter S., Schram D.C., Schröter S., Shiraiwa M., Tarabová B., Tsai P.A., Verlet J.R.R., von Woedtke T., Wilson K.R., Yasui K., Zvereva G.: Plasma-liquid interactions: a review and roadmap. Plasma Sources Science and Technology 25 053002 (2016) 59pp [ Abstract ] [ Link ] [ DOI ]
2015	Hensel K., Kučerová K., Tarabová B., Janda M., Machala Z., Sano K., Mihai C. T., Gorgan L. D., Jijie R., Pohoata V., Topala I.: Effects of air transient spark discharge and helium plasma jet on water, bacteria, cells and biomolecules. Biointerphases 10 [2] 029515 (2015) [ Abstract ] [ Link ] [ DOI ]
2013	Machala Z., Tarabová B., Hensel K., Špetlíková E., Šikurová L., Lukeš P.: Formation of ROS and RNS in Water Sprayed through Transient Spark Discharge in Air and Their Bactericidal Effects. Plasma Processes and Polymers 10 [7](2013) 649-659 [ Abstract ] [ Link ] [ DOI ]
2012	Machala Z., Tarabova B., Pelach M., Šipoldová Z., Hensel K., Janda M., Šikurová L. : Bio-Decontamination of Water and Surfaces by DC Discharges in Atmospheric Air. Chapter 3 in: Plasma for Bio-decontamination, Medicine and Food Security, Dordrecht: Springer, ISBN 978-94-007-28561-6 [ Abstract ] [ Link ] [ DOI ]