Plasma sterilization technologies and processes

High Temperature Material Processes

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 385-396

  Odic, E ^a   Goldman, A ^b   Goldman, M ^b   Delaveau, S ^b   Le Hegarat F ^c  

^a SUPELEC   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

^c CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Bacterial spores; Gas discharges; Polymers; Sterilization; Thermal non thermal plasmas

Indexed keywords

AUTOCLAVES; ENDOSCOPY; MICROORGANISMS; OXIDATION; PLASMA APPLICATIONS; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT;

PLASMA STERILIZATION;

STERILIZATION (CLEANING);

EID: 0036959033     PISSN: 10933611     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/hightempmatproc.v6.i3.110     Document Type: Conference Paper

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