Pulsed high voltage discharge technology as a new method for killing Hepatitis C virus (HCV) cells

Environmental Engineering and Management Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 37-41

  El Aragi, Gamal M ^a  

^a NUCLEAR RESEARCH CENTER   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Discharge; Electrohydraulic; Free radicals; Plasma; Reactor; Shock wave

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS C VIRUS;

EID: 62749204345     PISSN: 15829596     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.30638/eemj.2009.005     Document Type: Article

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