Comparative study of three nonthermal plasma sources against causative agents of nosocomial infections

Plasma Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 1-3, 2012, Pages 141-150

  Ermolaeva, Svetlana A ^a   Petrov, Oleg F ^b   Akishev, Yurii S ^c   Vasilets, Viktor N ^d   Sysolyatina, Elena V ^a   Vasiliev, Mikhail M ^b   Naroditsky, Boris S ^a   Morfill, Gregor E ^e   Grigoriev, Anatoly I ^f   Fortov, Vladimir E ^b   Gintsburg, Alexander L ^a  

^a N N BLOKHIN NATIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER OF ONCOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

^b JOINT INSTITUTE FOR HIGH TEMPERATURES   (Russian Federation)

^c Russ Sci Ctr Inst for Nucl Res   (Russian Federation)

^d SEMENOV INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS   (Russian Federation)

^e MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR EXTRATERRESTRISCHE PHYSIK   (Germany)

^f INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL PROBLEMS   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Bactericidal activity; Ferroelectric plasma generator; Microwave argon plasma; Nonthermal plasma; Positive and negative corona discharge

Indexed keywords

ARGON PLASMAS; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; NEGATIVE CORONA DISCHARGES; NONTHERMAL PLASMA; PLASMA GENERATOR;

ARGON; BACTERICIDE; MICROBICIDE; NITRIC OXIDE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BACTERIAL VIABILITY; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; COLONY FORMING UNIT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTROPORATION; GENERATOR; HOSPITAL INFECTION; MICROWAVE IRRADIATION; MICROWAVE RADIATION; NONHUMAN; NONTHERMAL PLASMA; PLASMA; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 84907999323     PISSN: 19475764     EISSN: 19475772     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/PlasmaMed.2014006535     Document Type: Article

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