Bactericidal effect of corona discharges in atmospheric air

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 40, Issue 10 PART 1, 2012, Pages 2322-2333

  Timoshkin, Igor V ^a   MacLean, Michelle ^a   Wilson, Mark P ^a   Given, Martin J ^a   MacGregor, Scott J ^a   Wang, Tao ^a   Anderson, John G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Corona discharges; Inactivation of microorganisms

Indexed keywords

AGAR PLATES; AIR FLOW; ATMOSPHERIC AIR; BACTERICIDAL EFFECTS; CORONA DISCHARGES; CORONA ELECTRODE; DC VOLTAGE; DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT; E. COLI; ENERGIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL APPLICATIONS; MESH ELECTRODES; OZONE LEVELS; PLASMA SYSTEMS; S. AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TIME INTERVAL;

BACTERIA; BACTERICIDES; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; ELECTRIC GROUNDING; ENZYME INHIBITION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MICROBIOLOGY; OZONE;

ELECTRIC CORONA;

EID: 84867581940     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPS.2012.2193621     Document Type: Article

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