Influence of high voltage atmospheric cold plasma process parameters and role of relative humidity on inactivation of Bacillus atrophaeus spores inside a sealed package

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 162-169

  Patil, S ^a   Moiseev, T ^b   Misra, N N ^a   Cullen, P J ^a   Mosnier, J P ^b   Keener, K M ^c   Bourke, P ^a  

^a DUBLIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Ireland)

^b DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY   (Ireland)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacillus atrophaeus; Gas types; High voltage atmospheric cold plasma; Inactivation; Optical absorption spectroscopy; Relative humidity

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; POLYPROPYLENE; PLASMA GAS;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; BACILLUS ATROPHAEUS; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL SPORE; BACTERIUM COLONY; COLD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIELECTRIC CONSTANT; ELECTRODE; HEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; HIGH VOLTAGE ATMOSPHERIC COLD PLASMA; HUMIDITY; NONHUMAN; OPTICS; PETRI DISH; PLASMA GAS; SEALED CONTAINER; TEST STRIP; TIME TO TREATMENT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; BACILLUS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; PHYSIOLOGY;

BACILLUS; COLD TEMPERATURE; HUMIDITY; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; PLASMA GASES; SPORES, BACTERIAL;

EID: 84927518568     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: 15322939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2014.08.009     Document Type: Article

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