Next in the "Can Plasma?" series: can plasma remove stains? Yes. But it also removes the shirt underneath. And the wood table. And your carpet fibers. Let me walk you through why plasma loses to bleach in your living room and wins at the hospital.

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00:00 The question: can plasma remove stains?

00:03 Depends on the stain, depends on the surface

00:10 Quick intro, Greg Friedman, plasma bioengineer

00:26 Setting the scene: your t-shirt, your couch

00:32 Common household stains (coffee, blood, cat mishaps)

00:45 Step 1: remove the bulk of the material first

01:07 What you're left with: color pigments

01:12 How bleach and hydrogen peroxide work (oxidation)

01:19 Plasma does the same chemistry

01:25 So why would you use plasma? Bleach is cheap

01:32 The industrial reason ...