Plasma-induced destruction of bacterial cell wall components: A reactive molecular dynamics simulation

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 117, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 5993-5998

  Yusupov, Maksudbek ^a   Bogaerts, Annemie ^a   Huygh, Stijn ^a   Snoeckx, Ramses ^a   Van Duin, Adri C T ^b   Neyts, Erik C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL CELLS; BACTERIAL PEPTIDOGLYCAN; BIOLOGICAL CELLS; BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS; INTERACTION MECHANISMS; NONTHERMAL ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE PLASMAS; PLASMA-INDUCED; REACTIVE MOLECULAR DYNAMICS;

BACTERIA; CELL MEMBRANES; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS;

PLASMAS;

EID: 84875414905     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp3128516     Document Type: Article

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