Inactivation of bacteria using dc corona discharge: Role of ions and humidity

New Journal of Physics

Volumn 13, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Dobrynin, Danil ^a   Friedman, Gary ^a   Fridman, Alexander ^a   Starikovskiy, Andrey ^a  

^a Drexel University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE SPECIES; AGAROSE GEL; ARGON ION; DC CORONA DISCHARGE; DIRECT TREATMENT; EFFECT OF IONS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; NEGATIVE CORONA; OXYGEN RADICAL;

BACTERIOLOGY; ELECTRIC CORONA; IONS; MIXTURES; OZONE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

BACTERIA;

EID: 80155207454     PISSN: 13672630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1367-2630/13/10/103033     Document Type: Article

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