Nonthermal plasma sterilization of living and nonliving surfaces

Annual Review of Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 14, Issue , 2012, Pages 255-274

  De Geyter, N ^a   Morent, R ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Decontamination; Nonthermal discharge; Survival curve

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL DOMAIN; CURRENT STATUS; HUMAN TISSUES; LOW TEMPERATURES; NONTHERMAL; NONTHERMAL PLASMA; NOVEL APPLICATIONS; PLASMA PHENOMENA; PLASMA STERILIZATION; RESEARCH FIELDS; SURVIVAL CURVES;

BACTERIA; DECONTAMINATION; PLASMAS; STERILIZATION (CLEANING); TISSUE;

ELECTRIC DISCHARGES;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; DENTISTRY; DISINFECTION; HEAT; HUMAN; LOW TEMPERATURE PROCEDURES; NONHUMAN; PLASMA GAS; PLASMA STERILIZATION; REVIEW; SURFACE PROPERTY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; COLD TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; STERILIZATION; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84864259455     PISSN: 15239829     EISSN: 15454274     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev-bioeng-071811-150110     Document Type: Review

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