Highly effective large-area inactivation of B. subtilis spore using a planar dielectric barrier discharge jet with CF4/air mixture

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 40, Issue 11 PART2, 2012, Pages 3003-3006

  Yang, Yi Wei ^a   Wu, Jane Yii ^b   Chiang, Ming Hung ^a   Wu, Jong Shinn ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b DA YEH UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Air and B. subtilis spore; atmospheric pressure plasma (APP); CF4; dielectric barrier discharge (DBD); inactivation; sterilization

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE PLASMAS; DIELECTRIC BARRIER DISCHARGES; INACTIVATION; NITROGEN MOLECULE; PLASMA EXPOSURE TIME; PLASMA PLUMES; POST-DISCHARGE; SUBTILIS;

DIELECTRIC DEVICES; STERILIZATION (CLEANING);

FLOW CONTROL;

EID: 84870063198     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPS.2012.2214238     Document Type: Article

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