Comparison of point-to-plane and point-to-point corona discharge for the decontamination or sterilization of surfaces and liquids

Plasma Medicine

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 21-25

  Scholtz, V ^a   Julak J ^b   Stipankova B ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^b CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Corona discharge; Decontamination; Inactivation; Yeast

Indexed keywords

CORONA DISCHARGES; DC CORONA DISCHARGE; DIFFERENT MECHANISMS; EFFICIENT METHOD; INACTIVATION; INHIBITION ZONES; LIQUID SUSPENSION; LOW TEMPERATURE PLASMAS; MICROBICIDAL AGENTS; SURFACE DECONTAMINATION;

BACTERIOLOGY; DECONTAMINATION; ELECTRIC CORONA; STERILIZATION (CLEANING); YEAST;

ELECTRIC DISCHARGES;

MICROBICIDE;

AGAR MEDIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INACTIVATION; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LIQUID; LOW TEMPERATURE PROCEDURES; MICROBIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; NONHUMAN; POINT TO PLANE CORONA DISCHARGE; POINT TO POINT CORONA DISCHARGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION STERILIZATION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; SURFACE PROPERTY;

EID: 78650099849     PISSN: 19475764     EISSN: 19475772     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/PlasmaMed.v1.i1.20     Document Type: Article

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