The dependence of the sporicidal effects on the power and pressure of RF-generated plasma processes

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part B Applied Biomaterials

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 553-559

  Lassen, Klaus S ^a   Nordby, Bolette ^b   Grün, Reinar ^c  

^a National Center for Hospital Hygiene Copenhagen   (Denmark)

^b DANISH TECHNOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

^c Plateg ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

Bacillus stearothermophilus spores; Radio frequency plasma processes; Sporicidal effect

Indexed keywords

ETCHING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STERILIZATION (CLEANING); TAILINGS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

DECIMAL REDUCTION; PHOTODESORPTION; RADIO-FREQUENCY PLASMA PROCESSES; SPORICIDAL EFFECTS;

PLASMAS;

ALKANE DERIVATIVE; ARGON; CARBON TETRAFLUORIDE; HYDROGEN; OXYGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL SPORE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESORPTION; ENERGY; GAS; GEOBACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL PHASE; PLASMA; PRESSURE; RADIOFREQUENCY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARGON; BACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS; ELECTRODES; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; GASES; HYDROGEN; LIGHT; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; OXYGEN; PRESSURE; RADIO WAVES; SPORES, BACTERIAL; STERILIZATION; TIME FACTORS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 21444435189     PISSN: 00219304     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jbm.b.30239     Document Type: Article

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