The potential of atmospheric air cold plasma for control of bacterial contaminants relevant to cereal grain production

Innovative Food Science and Emerging Technologies

Volumn 44, Issue , 2017, Pages 36-45

  Los, Agata ^a   Ziuzina, Dana ^a   Boehm, Daniela ^a   Cullen, Patrick J ^a,b   Bourke, Paula ^a  

^a DUBLIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

B. atrophaeus endospores; Bacterial biofilms; Cold plasma; Contact angle; SEM

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOLOGY; BIOFILMS; CONTACT ANGLE; DIELECTRIC DEVICES; DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HYDROPHOBICITY; PLASMA APPLICATIONS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE CHEMISTRY;

B. ATROPHAEUS ENDOSPORES; BACTERIAL BIOFILM; BACTERIAL CONTAMINANTS; COLD PLASMAS; DIELECTRIC BARRIER DISCHARGES; INACTIVATION OF MICROORGANISMS; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; MICROSCOPY DEMONSTRATED;

BACTERIA;

EID: 85028778507     PISSN: 14668564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ifset.2017.08.008     Document Type: Article

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