SBIR Phase II: Room Temperature Medical Waste Treatment

这项SBIR二期研究开发了一种新颖、可靠、负担得起的技术，用于有效地对医疗废物进行去污/灭菌。该技术基于由标准微波炉磁控管供电的非热等离子体源产生的空气/气体灭菌剂。该技术的简单性和可负担性使其能够在低温和低能耗条件下对各种材料和表面进行有效的气体灭菌，为医疗和牙科诊所/诊所提供了一种低成本的去污/灭菌设备。该技术无化学残留物，维护成本低，操作简单。本研究的更广泛影响是通过对生物危险和传染性废物进行现场消毒来提高医生办公室和医院的安全性。这项技术大大节省了电力，并减少了向环境排放有害物质的医疗废物焚烧炉的数量。

This SBIR Phase II research develops a novel, reliable, affordable, technology for effective decontamination/sterilization of medical waste. The technology is based on an air/gas sterilant produced in a non-thermal plasma source powered by a standard microwave oven magnetron. The simplicity and the affordability of the technique to produce an effective gas sterilant capable of sterilizing a wide range of materials and surfaces at low-temperature and with low energy requirements provides technology suitable for a low cost decontamination/sterilization device for medical and dental offices/clinics. This technology is free of chemical residue, low maintenance, and simple in operation. The broader impact of this research is to improve the safety of doctors' offices and hosptials through on-site sterilization of biohazardous and infectious wastes. The technology provides a significant power saving and decreases the number of medical waste incinerators that contribute harmful emissions to the environment.