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Nonthermal plasma sterilization of living and nonliving surfaces

Tijdschriftbijdrage - Review Artikel

The recent tremendous progress in understanding physical plasma phenomena, together with the development of new plasma sources, has put a growing focus on the application of nonthermal plasmas in the biomedical domain. Among several novel applications, the inactivation of bacteria by nonthermal plasmas (so-called plasma sterilization) is particularly interesting. This introductory review provides a summary of the current status of this emerging research field. In addition to the inactivation of bacteria on nonliving surfaces, this review also focuses on the sterilization of living surfaces, such as animal and human tissues. Clearly, nonthermal plasmas have undoubtedly great potential as a novel method for low-temperature sterilization.
Tijdschrift: ANNUAL REVIEW OF BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING
ISSN: 1523-9829
Volume: 14
Pagina's: 255 - 274
Jaar van publicatie:2012
BOF-keylabel:ja
IOF-keylabel:ja
BOF-publication weight:10
CSS-citation score:2
Auteurs:National
Authors from:Higher Education
Toegankelijkheid:Closed