Sterilization method for medical container using microwave-excited volume-wave plasma

Plasma Processes and Polymers

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 590-596

  Nagatsu, Masaaki ^a,b   Zhao, Ying ^a   Motrescu, Iuliana ^a   Mizutani, Ryota ^a   Fujioka, Yuya ^a   Ogino, Akihisa ^a  

^a SHIZUOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Romania)

Author keywords

Low pressure discharges; Microwave discharges; Spores; Sterilization

Indexed keywords

AIR MIXTURES; GEOBACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS; LOW TEMPERATURES; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS; MICROWAVE DISCHARGE; PLANAR MICROWAVES; SPORES; STERILIZATION TECHNIQUES;

CONTAINERS; FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS; MICROWAVES; PLASMAS; STERILIZATION (CLEANING);

ELECTRIC DISCHARGES;

EID: 84862578076     PISSN: 16128850     EISSN: 16128869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ppap.201100111     Document Type: Article

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