Developing a Low-Cost Depyrogenation Process Using Atmospheric Pressure Plasmas

Abstract

Pyrogens, such as endotoxins, in pharmaceutical material have detrimental effects on patient well-being and can limit a material's viability for internal medicine applications. One such material that is widely used in internal medicine is chitosan. Chitosan is the second most abundant natural polymer which has various biomedical applications (drug delivery, gene therapy, tissue engineering, wound healing) and industrial applications (food processing, paper, agriculture, textile, solid-state batteries, cosmetics).