Photocatalytic degradation of prions using the photo-Fenton reagent

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 149-156

  Paspaltsis, I ^a   Berberidou, C ^b   Poulios, I ^b   Sklaviadis, T ^a,c  

^a School of Pharmacy   (Greece)

^b ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^c INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES INSTITUTE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Advanced oxidation process (AOP); Photo Fenton reagent; Photocatalysis; Prion degradation; Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs)

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIAL; FERROUS GLUCONATE; PRION PROTEIN; REAGENT; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN HOMOGENATE; BRAIN SLICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COW; DENSITOMETRY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DISINFECTION; HAMSTER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PATHOGENESIS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRION; PRION DISEASE; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; SCRAPIE AGENT; SHEEP; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; VIRAL CONTAMINATION; VIRUS INFECTIVITY;

ANIMALS; DECONTAMINATION; HUMANS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; IRON; PHOTOCHEMICAL PROCESSES; PRPSC PROTEINS; SCRAPIE; SHEEP, DOMESTIC; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 58249086994     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2008.09.015     Document Type: Article

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