Bactericidal action of the reactive species produced by gas-discharge nonthermal plasma at atmospheric pressure: A review

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 34, Issue 4 II, 2006, Pages 1257-1269

  Gaunt, Lindsey F ^a   Beggs, Clive B ^b   Georghiou, George E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS   (Cyprus)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Nonthermal plasmas; Reactive oxygen species (ROS); Sterilization; Superoxide

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BACTERIA; BIOCIDES; DECONTAMINATION; ELECTROSTATICS; IONS; OXIDATION; STERILIZATION (CLEANING);

BACTERIAL DEACTIVATION; BIOLOGICAL MOLECULES; NONTHERMAL GAS DISCHARGE; REACTIVE GAS SPECIES;

PLASMA DEVICES;

EID: 33747840685     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPS.2006.878381     Document Type: Review

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