Bacterial inactivation using a low-temperature atmospheric plasma brush sustained with argon gas

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part B Applied Biomaterials

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 211-219

  Yu, Q S ^a   Huang, C ^a   Hsieh, F H ^b   Huff, H ^b   Duan, Yixiang ^c  

^a University of Missouri   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^c LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmospheric plasma; Escherichia coli; Glow discharge; Micrococcus luteus; Sterilization

Indexed keywords

CELLS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GLOW DISCHARGES; PLASMA APPLICATIONS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STERILIZATION (CLEANING);

ATMOSPHERIC PLASMA; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; PLASMA TREATMENT;

PLASMAS;

ARGON;

AGAR MEDIUM; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL STERILIZATION; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM; CELL COUNT; CELL DAMAGE; CELL DESTRUCTION; CELL STRUCTURE; CULTURE MEDIUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GAS; LOW TEMPERATURE; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT SOLUTION; PLASMA; PLASMA STERILIZATION TECHNIQUE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

ARGON; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; HEAT; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; STERILIZATION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33845918785     PISSN: 00219304     EISSN: 15524981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jbm.b.30586     Document Type: Article

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