The effect of low-temperature plasma on bacteria as observed by repeated AFM imaging

New Journal of Physics

Volumn 11, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Pompl, René ^a   Jamitzky, Ferdinand ^a   Shimizu, Tetsuji ^a   Steffes, Bernd ^a   Bunk, Wolfram ^a   Schmidt, Hans Ulrich ^b   Georgi, Matthias ^b   Ramrath, Katrin R ^b   Stolz, Wilhelm ^b   Stark, Robert W ^c   Urayama, Takuya ^d   Fujii, Shuitsu ^d   Morfill, Gregor Eugen ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR EXTRATERRESTRISCHE PHYSIK   (Germany)

^b Klinikum Schwabing   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^d ADTEC Plasma Technology Co Ltd   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFM IMAGING; APPLICATION EXAMPLES; ATMOSPHERIC PLASMA SOURCES; BACTERICIDAL EFFECTS; BEFORE AND AFTER; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; HIGH RESOLUTION; IN-SITU PRODUCTION; IN-VITRO; IN-VIVO; LOW TEMPERATURE PLASMAS; LOW TEMPERATURES; MOLECULAR LEVELS; MOLECULES AND IONS; MORPHOLOGICAL CHANGES; NEW TECHNOLOGIES; PLASMA EFFECTS; PLASMA EXPOSURE; PLASMA TREATMENT; STERILIZATION PROCESS; STERILIZING MECHANISM; TIME-SCALES; UV RADIATION;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGY; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; PLASMA APPLICATIONS; STERILIZATION (CLEANING); ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

PLASMAS;

EID: 72049109175     PISSN: 13672630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1367-2630/11/11/115023     Document Type: Article

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