Effect of Dielectric and Liquid on Plasma Sterilization Using Dielectric Barrier Discharge Plasma

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 2013, Pages

  Mastanaiah, Navya ^a   Johnson, Judith A ^a,b   Roy, Subrata ^a  

^a University of Florida   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCERAMICS; FLAME RETARDANT; OZONE; SEMI CERAMIC LAMINATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACIDIFICATION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL SPORE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; CELL KILLING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DIELECTRIC BARRIER DISCHARGE SURFACE PLASMA; DIELECTRIC CONSTANT; ELECTRODE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGICIDAL ACTIVITY; GEOBACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS; INOCULATION; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; LIQUID; NONHUMAN; PH; PLASMA STERILIZATION; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SURFACE PROPERTY; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; YEAST CELL;

CERAMICS; ELECTRICITY; ELECTRODES; EPOXY RESINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GASES; GEOBACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS; GLASS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; OXIDANTS, PHOTOCHEMICAL; OZONE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SEMICONDUCTORS; SPORES, BACTERIAL; STERILIZATION; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS; WATER;

EID: 84881326481     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0070840     Document Type: Article

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