A combined low-pressure hydrogen peroxide evaporation plus hydrogen plasma treatment method for sterilization – Part 1: Characterization of the condensation process and proof-of-concept

Plasma Processes and Polymers

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2017, Pages

  Stapelmann, Katharina ^a   Fiebrandt, Marcel ^a   Raguse, Marina ^b   Lackmann, Jan Wilm ^a   Postema, Michiel ^c,d   Moeller, Ralf ^b   Awakowicz, Peter ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^b GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^c INSTITUTE OF FUNDAMENTAL TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Poland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

bacterial spores; capacitively coupled; low pressure discharges; sterilization

Indexed keywords

CONDENSATION; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; EVAPORATION; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; OXIDATION; PEROXIDES; PLASMA APPLICATIONS; STERILIZATION (CLEANING);

BACTERIAL SPORE; CAPACITIVELY COUPLED; CONDENSATION PROCESS; HYDROGEN PLASMA TREATMENTS; LOW PRESSURE DISCHARGE; LOW PRESSURE PLASMA TREATMENT; LOW-PRESSURE HYDROGEN; OPTICAL DIAGNOSTICS;

HYDROGEN;

EID: 85012982080     PISSN: 16128850     EISSN: 16128869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ppap.201600198     Document Type: Article

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