Inactivation of microorganisms and endotoxins by low temperature nitrogen gas plasma exposure

Biocontrol Science

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 131-143

  Shintani, Hideharu ^a   Shimizu, Naohiro ^b   Imanishi, Yuichiro ^b   Sekiya, Takayuki ^b   Tamazawa, Kahoru ^c   Taniguchi, Akira ^d   Kido, Nobuo ^d  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Japan)

^b NGK INSULATORS LTD   (Japan)

^c TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Endotoxin; Inactivation; Microorganism; Nitrogen gas plasma; Sterilization

Indexed keywords

DEGRADATION; LOW TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; NITROGEN; PLASMA THEORY; STERILIZATION (CLEANING); TOXIC MATERIALS;

ATOMIC NITROGEN RADICALS; ENDOTOXINS; SPORICIDAL ACTIVITY; STERILIZE MICROORGANISMS;

MICROORGANISMS;

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; ENDOTOXIN; GLASS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MICROBICIDE; NITROGEN; POLYACRYLONITRILE; POLYIMIDE; POLYMER; POLYPROPYLENE; POLYVINYLCHLORIDE;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISINFECTION; EXHAUST GAS; EXPOSURE; FLOW RATE; GEOBACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; LOW TEMPERATURE PROCEDURES; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

GEOBACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS;

EID: 38049079653     PISSN: 13424815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4265/bio.12.131     Document Type: Article

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