Identification of the most efficient VUV/UV radiation for plasma based inactivation of Bacillus atrophaeus spores

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Volumn 40, Issue 19, 2007, Pages 5907-5911

  Halfmann, H ^a   Denis, B ^a   Bibinov, N ^a   Wunderlich, J ^b   Awakowicz, P ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^b FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR PROCESS ENGINEERING AND PACKAGING IVV   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGENTS; ETCHING; PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS; STERILIZATION (CLEANING); VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

BACILLUS ATROPHAEUS SPORES; STERILIZATION AGENTS; WAVELENGTH RANGES;

ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 34748891368     PISSN: 00223727     EISSN: 13616463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/40/19/019     Document Type: Article

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