Pulsed atmospheric-pressure cold plasma for endodontic disinfection

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 37, Issue 7 PART 2, 2009, Pages 1190-1195

  Jiang, Chunqi ^a   Chen, Meng Tse ^a   Schaudinn, Christoph ^b   Gorur, Amita ^b   Vernier, P Thomas ^a   Costerton, J William ^b   Jaramillo, David E ^c   Sedghizadeh, Parish P ^b   Gundersen, Martin A ^a  

^a University of Southern California   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmospheric pressure; Bacteria; Disinfection; Plasma torch; Sterilization

Indexed keywords

AGAR PLATES; ATOMIC OXYGEN; BACILLUS ATROPHAEUS; BACTERIAL INACTIVATION; COLD PLASMAS; EFFECTIVE TOOL; ELECTRIC PULSE; EMISSION SPECTRUMS; GAS FLOWRATE; GROWTH INHIBITION; HUMAN TEETH; PLASMA PLUMES; PULSE VOLTAGE; REACTIVE CHEMICALS; REPETITION RATE; ROOM TEMPERATURE; ROOT CANALS; STERILIZATION;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BACTERIOLOGY; CANALS; DISINFECTION; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; HELIUM; HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES; ORGANIC POLYMERS; OXYGEN; PLASMA JETS; PLASMA TORCHES; POLYSACCHARIDES; STERILIZATION (CLEANING); THERMAL PLUMES;

PLASMAS;

EID: 67949106448     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPS.2009.2014870     Document Type: Article

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