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The results show a clear response relationship between CAP treatment parameters and biofilm eradication. The assessment of cell membrane integrity supports the results, as membrane damage increases with increasing treatment parameters. Biofilm oxidative stress increased with treatment duration and morphological examination shows contraction and compression of the hyphal structure. Molecular changes in biofilm biomass show significant changes in lipids, proteins and carbohydrates depending on CAP settings.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      This study emphasizes the potential of optimal CAP treatment parameters as a promising approach to control\n                      <jats:italic>C. albicans<\/jats:italic>\n                      biofilms and highlights the complex dynamics of their effects on biofilm viability, morphology and composition.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fmicb.2026.1786008","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,4,10]],"date-time":"2026-04-10T05:59:39Z","timestamp":1775800779000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Optimizing and tailoring cold atmospheric plasma parameters for C. albicans biofilms eradication"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"17","author":[{"given":"Manca","family":"Lunder","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ljubljana","place":["Ljubljana, Slovenia"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Sebastian","family":"Dahle","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Biotechnical, University of Ljubljana","place":["Ljubljana, Slovenia"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Rok","family":"Fink","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ljubljana","place":["Ljubljana, Slovenia"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,4,10]]},"reference":[{"key":"B1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"154","DOI":"10.1016\/j.ijantimicag.2013.08.022","article-title":"Potential cellular targets and antibacterial efficacy of atmospheric pressure non-thermal plasma.","volume":"43","author":"Alkawareek","year":"2014","journal-title":"Int. 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