Evaluation of bactericidal effects of low-temperature nitrogen gas plasma towards application to short-time sterilization

Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 56, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 431-440

  Kawamura, Kumiko ^a   Sakuma, Ayaka ^a   Nakamura, Yuka ^a   Oguri, Tomoko ^a   Sato, Natsumi ^a   Kido, Nobuo ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bactericidal effect; Low temperature sterilization; N2 gas plasma

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN;

ARTICLE; ASEPSIS; BACTERIAL ENDOSPORE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; EQUIPMENT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GEOBACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS; LOW TEMPERATURE NITROGEN GAS PLASMA STERILIZATION APPARATUS; LOW TEMPERATURE PROCEDURES; NONHUMAN; PLASMA GAS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION;

BACTERIA; COLD TEMPERATURE; GASES; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; NITROGEN; SPORES, BACTERIAL; STERILIZATION;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; GEOBACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 84862837382     PISSN: 03855600     EISSN: 13480421     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1348-0421.2012.00457.x     Document Type: Article

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