Skin decontamination by low-temperature atmospheric pressure plasma jet and dielectric barrier discharge plasma

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 177-183

  Daeschlein, G ^a   Scholz, S ^a   Ahmed, R ^b   Von Woedtke, T ^c   Haase, H ^a   Niggemeier, M ^a   Kindel, E ^c   Brandenburg, R ^c   Weltmann, K D ^c   Juenger, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^c LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR PLASMA SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atmospheric pressure plasma jet; Dielectric barrier discharge plasma; Hand hygiene; Plasma medicine; Skin decontamination

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE PLASMA JET; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL LOAD; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CALCULATION; CANDIDA ALBICANS; DIELECTRIC BARRIER DISCHARGE PLASMA; FEMALE; FINGER DERMATOGLYPHICS; HEAT TOLERANCE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYGIENE; IN VIVO STUDY; LOW TEMPERATURE; MALE; MEDICAL DEVICE; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; NORMAL HUMAN; PAIN THRESHOLD; PARESTHESIA; PILOT STUDY; RATING SCALE; SKIN DECONTAMINATION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

ADULT; COLD TEMPERATURE; DISINFECTION; ELECTRICITY; FEMALE; GASES; HUMANS; MALE; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; PLASMA GASES; SKIN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 84862693747     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: 15322939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2012.02.012     Document Type: Article

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