Viruses can infect all cell-based organisms, from bacteria to humans, animals, and plants. They are responsible for numerous cases of hospitalization, many deaths, and widespread crop destruction, all of which result in an enormous medical, economical, and biological burden. Each of the currently used decontamination methods has important drawbacks. Cold plasma (CP) has entered this field as a novel, efficient, and clean solution for virus inactivation. We present recent developments in this promising field of CP-mediated virus inactivation, and describe the applications and mechanisms of the inactivation. This is particularly relevant because viral pandemics, such as COVID-19, highlight the need for alternative virus inactivation methods to replace, complement, or upgrade existing procedures.

病毒可以感染所有基于细胞的生物，从细菌到人类，动物和植物。他们负责许多住院病例，许多死亡和广泛的农作物破坏，所有这些都导致巨大的医疗，经济和生物负担。当前使用的每种去污方法都具有重要的缺点。冷血浆（CP）作为一种用于病毒灭活的新颖，高效且清洁的解决方案已进入该领域。我们目前在CP介导的病毒灭活这一有前途的领域中的最新进展，并描述了灭活的应用和机制。这一点特别相关，因为病毒大流行（例如COVID-19）突出显示了需要使用替代的病毒灭活方法来替代，补充或升级现有程序。