Decontamination of surfaces by low pressure plasma discharges

Plasma Processes and Polymers

Volumn 3, Issue 6-7, 2006, Pages 431-442

  Rossi, François ^a   Kylián, Ondřej ^a   Hasiwa, Marina ^a  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bacterial spores; Decontamination; Endotoxins; Protein films; Sterilization

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; CLEANING; DECONTAMINATION; PROTEINS; STERILIZATION (CLEANING); SURFACE TREATMENT;

BACTERIAL SPORES; ENDOTOXINS; LOW PRESSURE PLASMA DISCHARGES;

PLASMA APPLICATIONS;

EID: 33748440080     PISSN: 16128850     EISSN: 16128869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ppap.200600011     Document Type: Article

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