Effect of low-pressure microwave discharges on pyrogen bioactivity

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 2606-2610

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

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Depyrogenation; Lipopolysaccharides (LPS); Microwave discharge

Indexed keywords

BIOACTIVITY; CHARGED PARTICLES; LANGMUIR PROBES; OPTICAL EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ATOMIC HYDROGEN; DEPYROGENATION; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MICROWAVE DISCHARGE; PYROGEN;

PLASMAS;

EID: 33947358211     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPS.2006.885093     Document Type: Article

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