Sterilization characteristics of tube inner surface using oxygen plasma produced by AC HV discharge

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 36, Issue 4 PART 1, 2008, Pages 1304-1305

  Kitazaki, Satoshi ^a   Hayashi, Nobuya ^a  

^a SAGA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

AC high voltage (HV) discharge; Biomedical equipment; Catherer; Discharges; Electrodes; Electron tubes; Oxygen plasma; Plasma temperature; Plasmas; Sterilization; Surface discharges

Indexed keywords

DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); GLOW DISCHARGES; NONMETALS; ORGANIC POLYMERS; OXYGEN; PLASMAS; STERILIZATION (CLEANING); TUBES (COMPONENTS);

AC HIGH-VOLTAGE (HV) DISCHARGE; BIOMEDICAL EQUIPMENT; CATHERER; DISCHARGES; ELECTRODES; ELECTRON TUBES; HIGH VOLTAGES; INNER SURFACES; LOW PRESSURE; OXYGEN PLASMA; OXYGEN PLASMAS; PLASMA SCIENCE; PLASMA TEMPERATURE; STERILIZATION; SURFACE DISCHARGES;

ELECTRIC DISCHARGES;

EID: 50249145600     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPS.2008.922451     Document Type: Article

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