Long-distance oxygen plasma sterilization: Effects and mechanisms

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 254, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1815-1821

  Liu, Hongxia ^a   Chen, Jierong ^a   Yang, Liqing ^a   Zhou, Yuan ^a  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Escherichia coli; Poly(tetrafluoroethylene); Remote oxygen plasma; Sterilization

Indexed keywords

DNA; POLYMER FILMS; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENES; STERILIZATION (CLEANING);

GERMICIDAL EFFECT (GE); LONG-DISTANCE OXYGEN PLASMA; OXYGEN RADICALS; REMOTE OXYGEN PLASMA;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 37349131035     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2007.07.152     Document Type: Article

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