Bactericidal effects of plasma-generated cluster ions

Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 800-807

  Digel, Ilya ^a   Artmann, A Temiz ^a   Nishikawa, K ^b   Cook, M ^b   Kurulgan, E ^a   Artmann, G M ^a  

^a AACHEN UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Germany)

^b SHARP CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bactericidal mechanisms; Indoor air purification; Plasma cluster ions

Indexed keywords

2D-PAGE; AIR-CLEANING; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTION; ANTIBACTERIAL EFFECTS; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTION; BACTERIAL SURFACE PROTEIN; BACTERICIDAL EFFECTS; BACTERICIDAL MECHANISMS; CLUSTER IONS; DESTRUCTIVE EFFECTS; DNA DAMAGES; HYDROXYL RADICAL FORMATION; IN-SITU; INDOOR AIR PURIFICATION; INHIBITING EFFECT; LETHAL EFFECTS; MEMBRANE DAMAGE; PROTEIN DAMAGE; SDS PAGE; SURFACE PROTEINS;

BACTERIOLOGY; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; COMPUTER PERIPHERAL EQUIPMENT; CYTOLOGY; DAMAGE DETECTION; DIFFUSERS (OPTICAL); DNA; FREE RADICAL REACTIONS; GENES; HYDRATES; INTERFACES (COMPUTER); IONS; MICROORGANISMS; NUCLEIC ACIDS; PLASMAS; PURIFICATION; TWO DIMENSIONAL;

AIR CLEANERS;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; ION;

AIR; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; MICROBIOLOGY;

AIR IONIZATION; AIR MICROBIOLOGY; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; HUMANS; IONS;

EID: 33748306845     PISSN: 01400118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02430960     Document Type: Article

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