Sterilization efficiency of a cascaded dielectric barrier discharge

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 103, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1535-1544

  Muranyi, P ^a   Wunderlich, J ^a   Heise, M ^b  

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

^b FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR LASER TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aspergillus niger; Dielectric barrier discharge; Excimer; Plasma sterilization; Spores; UV radiation; Vegetative cells

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS; BACTERIOLOGY; DIELECTRIC DEVICES; DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; EFFICIENCY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLOW CONTROL; PLASTIC BOTTLES; STERILIZATION (CLEANING);

ASPERGILLUS NIGER; DIELECTRIC BARRIER DISCHARGES; EXCIMERS; INACTIVATION EFFICIENCY; INACTIVATION KINETICS; MICRO-ORGANISMS; MICROBIAL INACTIVATION; PLASMA STERILIZATION; SPORE; VEGETATIVE CELLS;

DIELECTRIC BARRIER DISCHARGE;

POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM; FUNGUS; INHIBITION; SPORE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

AIR; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BACILLUS; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CASCADED DIELECTRIC BARRIER DISCHARGE; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; DEVICE; DIELECTRIC CONSTANT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GAS; INDUSTRY; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; KINETICS; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; REDUCTION; SALMONELLA; SEROTYPE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BACILLUS ATROPHAEUS; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; SALMONELLA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 35448932478     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2007.03385.x     Document Type: Article

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