Sterilization mechanism for Escherichia coli by plasma flow at atmospheric pressure
Sterilization mechanism for Escherichia coli by plasma flow at atmospheric pressure
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DOI:
10.1063/1.2336594
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发表时间:
2006-08-14
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4
通讯作者:
Nakatani, Tatsuyuki
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作者:
Sato, Takehiko;Miyahara, Takashi;Nakatani, Tatsuyuki
A mechanism for sterilizing Escherichia coli by a flowing postdischarge and UV radiation of argon plasma at atmospheric pressure was investigated by analyzing the surviving cells and the potassium leakage of cytoplasmic material and by morphological observation. Inactivation of E. coli results from the destruction of the cytoplasmic membrane and the outer membrane under plasma exposure and the destruction of nucleic acids by exposure to ultraviolet radiation from the plasma source. (c) 2006 American Institute of Physics.