Rapid inactivation of airborne bacteria using atmospheric pressure dielectric barrier grating discharge

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 35, Issue 5 II, 2007, Pages 1501-1510

  Gallagher Jr , Michael J ^a   Vaze, Nachiket ^a   Gangoli, Shailesh ^a   Vasilets, Victor N ^a   Gutsol, Alexander F ^a   Milovanova, Tatyana N ^b   Anandan, Shivanthi ^a   Murasko, Donna M ^a,c   Fridman, Alexander A ^a  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Air sterilization; Airborne microorganism; Dielectric barrier discharge; E. coli nonthermal plasma

Indexed keywords

AIR CLEANERS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; STERILIZATION (CLEANING); VENTILATION;

AIR STERILIZATION; AIRBORNE MICROORGANISM; DIELECTRIC BARRIER DISCHARGE; NONTHERMAL PLASMA;

BACTERIA;

EID: 35349011808     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPS.2007.905209     Document Type: Article

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