Features of sterilization using low-pressure DC-discharge hydrogen-peroxide plasma

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 30, Issue 4 I, 2002, Pages 1440-1444

  Soloshenko, I A ^a   Tsiolko, V V ^a   Khomich, V A ^a   Bazhenov, V Yu ^a   Ryabtsev, A V ^a   Schedrin, A I ^a   Mikhno, I L ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF HYDROBIOLOGY   (Ukraine)

^b AMS of Ukraine   (Ukraine)

Author keywords

Discharge; Hydrogen peroxide; Plasma; Sterilization

Indexed keywords

GLOW DISCHARGES; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; OXYGEN; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

PLASMA STERILIZATION;

STERILIZATION (CLEANING);

EID: 0037275588     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPS.2002.804192     Document Type: Article

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