Temperature Control and Dependence on Carrier Material in Pulsed High-frequency Plasma Sterilization at Normal Atmospheric pressure

Application of atmospheric pressure glow is spreading rapidly in Bio-Medical applications and exploration in new areas, micro-biology, organic chemistry and medicine needs collaboration with different fields. In this work, we present an experimental study on the antibacterial effect of high-frequency, atmospheric-pressure glow, against various microorganisms: Geobacillus stearothermophilus, Bacillus atrophaeus, Escherichia coli, Salmonella enteritidis, Staphylococcus aureus, and Candida albicans.

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