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PURE AND APPLIED CHEMISTRY
Volume 80, Issue 9, Pages 1953-1969Publisher
INT UNION PURE APPLIED CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1351/pac200880091953
Keywords
plasma inactivation; nonthermal plasma; cold sterilization; direct current gas discharge plasma sources; nonthermal plasma inactivation of microorganisms
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Gas discharge plasma inactivation of microorganisms at low (close to ambient) temperature is a promising area of investigation that is attracting widespread interest. This paper describes atmospheric-pressure, nonthermal plasma (NTP) methods for cold sterilization of liquids and thermal sensitive surfaces. These methods are based on the use of direct current (DC) gas discharge plasma sources fed with steady-state high voltage. Parameters characterizing the plasma sources used (plasma-forming gas, gas flow rate, electric power consumed, etc.) are given. The results for plasma sterilization of different microorganisms (vegetative cells, spores, fungi, biofilms) are presented. An empirical mathematical approach is developed for describing NTP inactivation of microorganisms. This approach takes into account not only the destruction of different components of the cells, but their reparation as well.
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