Elimination of transmissible spongiform encephalopathy infectivity and decontamination of surgical instruments by using radio-frequency gas-plasma treatment

Journal of General Virology

Volumn 86, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 2393-2399

  Baxter, H C ^a   Campbell, G A ^a   Whittaker, A G ^a   Jones, A C ^a   Aitken, A ^a   Simpson, A H ^a   Casey, M ^b   Bountiff, L ^c   Gibbard, L ^c   Baxter, R L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c MOREDUN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGON; OXYGEN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BIOASSAY; BRAIN SPONGIOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAS; HAMSTER; IN VIVO STUDY; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; NONHUMAN; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; PLASMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; ROENTGEN SPECTROSCOPY; SCALPEL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ANIMALS; ARGON; CRICETINAE; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DISINFECTION; FEMALE; GASES; OXYGEN; PRION DISEASES; PRIONS; RADIO WAVES; STAINLESS STEEL; SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS;

CRICETINAE;

EID: 23044517331     PISSN: 00221317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/vir.0.81016-0     Document Type: Article

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