Comparison of point-to-plane, point-to-point and "cometary"corona discharges for decontamination of surfaces

Acta Technica CSAV (Ceskoslovensk Akademie Ved)

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 395-399

  Scholtz, Vladimír ^a   Julák, Jaroslav ^b   Kříha, Vítězslav ^a  

^a CZECH TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY IN PRAGUE   (Czech Republic)

^b CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Corona discharge; Decontamination; Inactivation; Yeast

Indexed keywords

CORONA DISCHARGES; DIFFERENT MECHANISMS; INACTIVATION; INHIBITION ZONES; LOW TEMPERATURE PLASMAS; MICROBICIDAL AGENTS;

BACTERIA; DECONTAMINATION; ELECTRIC CORONA; YEAST;

ELECTRIC DISCHARGES;

EID: 82455220459     PISSN: 00017043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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