The role of oxygen in a large area of RF-powered atmospheric pressure dielectric barrier glow discharge plasma in sterilization

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1689-1694

  Pang, Hua ^a   Chen, Qiang ^b   Li, Bin ^c   Fei, Fei ^b   Yang, Size ^a,d  

^a INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS   (China)

^b BEIJING INSTITUTE OF GRAPHIC COMMUNICATION   (China)

^c ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^d XIAMEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Oxygen radicals; radio frequency (RF) powered atmospheric pressure plasma; sterilization mechanisms

Indexed keywords

AR PLASMAS; ARGON GAS; ATMOSPHERIC PLASMAS; DIELECTRIC-BARRIER GLOW DISCHARGES; DISCHARGE VOLTAGES; NON EQUILIBRIUM; OXYGEN FRACTIONS; OXYGEN RADICAL; POWER SUPPLIERS; RADIO FREQUENCIES; RATE INCREASE; SINUSOIDAL WAVEFORMS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STEP-BY-STEP;

ARGON; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; ATMOSPHERICS; BACTERIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GLOW DISCHARGES; OXYGEN; STERILIZATION (CLEANING);

PLASMAS;

EID: 80051791435     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPS.2011.2155104     Document Type: Article

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