Killing of adherent oral microbes by a non-thermal atmospheric plasma jet

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 206-212

  Rupf, Stefan ^a   Lehmann, Antje ^b   Hannig, Matthias ^a   Schäfer, Barbara ^a   Schubert, Andreas ^c   Feldmann, Uwe ^a   Schindler, Axel ^b  

^a SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF SURFACE ENGINEERING IOM   (Germany)

^c FRAUNHOFER GESELLSCHAFT   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGAR; HELIUM;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTIN; DISINFECTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; IN VITRO STUDY; INCUBATION TEMPERATURE; INCUBATION TIME; INOCULATION; IRRADIATION; LACTOBACILLUS CASEI; LIQUID CULTURE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MICROWAVE RADIATION; MOUTH FLORA; NON THERMAL ATMOSPHERIC PLASMA JET; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; SUSPENSION CELL CULTURE; VORTEX MOTION;

BACTERIA; BACTERIAL ADHESION; BACTERIAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; DENTIN; DISINFECTION; PRESSURE;

EID: 76049085786     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.013714-0     Document Type: Article

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