Spores survivability after exposure to low-temperature plasmas

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 34, Issue 4 II, 2006, Pages 1253-1256

  Laroussi, M ^a   Minayeva, O ^a   Dobbs, F C ^a   Woods, J ^a  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Cold plasma; Inactivation; Metabolism; Spores; Sterilization

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BACTERIA; LOW TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; METABOLISM; PROTEINS; STERILIZATION (CLEANING);

AIR PLASMA; COLD PLASMA; INACTIVATION PROCESS; NONEQUILIBRIUM ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE PLASMAS;

PLASMA DEVICES;

EID: 33747821445     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPS.2006.876502     Document Type: Article

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