Inactivation of bacillus spores using a low-temperature atmospheric plasma brush

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1624-1631

  Yang, Bo ^a   Chen, Jierong ^a   Yu, Qingsong ^b   Lin, Mengshi ^c   Mustapha, Azlin ^c   Chen, Meng ^c  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b University of Missouri   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmospheric gas plasmas; decontamination; glow discharge; spores; sterilization

Indexed keywords

ABSORBANCES; AT-WAVELENGTH; ATMOSPHERIC PLASMAS; BACILLUS ATROPHAEUS; BACILLUS SPORE; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE AGENTS; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; GAS PLASMA; INACTIVATION EFFICIENCY; INTRACELLULAR PROTEINS; LOW TEMPERATURES; OXYGEN ADDITION; PLASMA BRUSHES; PLASMA CONDITIONS; PLASMA EXPOSURE; PLASMA EXPOSURE TIME; PLASMA GAS COMPOSITION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPIC; SPORES; SPORICIDAL EFFECTS;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; BACTERIOLOGY; BRUSHES; DAMAGE DETECTION; DECONTAMINATION; GLOW DISCHARGES; OXYGEN; PLASMA DIAGNOSTICS;

PLASMAS;

EID: 77954539666     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPS.2010.2049129     Document Type: Article

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