Plasma inactivation of bacterial endospores on wheat grains and polymeric model substrates in a dielectric barrier discharge

Food Control

Volumn 60, Issue , 2016, Pages 636-645

  Butscher, Denis ^a   Zimmermann, Daniel ^a   Schuppler, Markus ^a   Rudolf von Rohr, Philipp ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Atmospheric pressure plasma; Bacterial endospores; Decontamination; Food safety; Wheat grains

Indexed keywords

EID: 84941985120     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2015.09.003     Document Type: Article

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