Low pressure plasma discharges for the sterilization and decontamination of surfaces

New Journal of Physics

Volumn 11, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Rossi, F ^a   Kylian O ^b   Rauscher, H ^a   Hasiwa, M ^a   Gilliland, D ^a  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^b CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL SPORE; DISCHARGE CONDITIONS; ETCHING RATE; HIGH RATE; LOW PRESSURE PLASMA; LOW TEMPERATURES; MEDICAL DEVICES; O RADICALS; ORGANIC MATTER; POST-DISCHARGE; PRESSURE REACTORS;

AMINES; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; DECONTAMINATION; ETCHING; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA; ION BOMBARDMENT; METAL RECOVERY; ORGANIC POLYMERS; POLYSACCHARIDES; PROTEINS; STERILIZATION (CLEANING);

ELECTRIC DISCHARGES;

EID: 72049115264     PISSN: 13672630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1367-2630/11/11/115017     Document Type: Article

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