The influence of substrate material on bacteria sterilization in an oxygen plasma glow discharge

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Volumn 39, Issue 16, 2006, Pages 3487-3493

  Cvelbar, U ^a,b   Vujosevic D ^b   Vratnica, Z ^b   Mozetic M ^a  

^a JO EF STEFAN INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

^b Institute for Public Health   (Yugoslavia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; GLASS; IONIZATION; OXYGEN; PLASMA DEVICES; SUBSTRATES; THERMAL EFFECTS;

ELECTRON TEMPERATURE; PLASMA GLOW DISCHARGES; POLYMER IMPLANTS; SUBSTRATE MATERIALS;

STERILIZATION (CLEANING);

EID: 33746890912     PISSN: 00223727     EISSN: 13616463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/39/16/S06     Document Type: Article

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