Atmospheric-pressure, nonthermal plasma sterilization of microorganisms in liquids and on surfaces

2008 ◽  
Vol 80 (9) ◽  
pp. 1953-1969 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuri Akishev ◽  
Michail Grushin ◽  
Vladimir Karalnik ◽  
Nickolay Trushkin ◽  
Vasiliy Kholodenko ◽  
...  

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.

2007 ◽  
Vol 91 (20) ◽  
pp. 201503 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. I. Demidov ◽  
C. A. DeJoseph ◽  
V. Ya. Simonov

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-53
Author(s):  
Antonina Malinina

Diagnostics of the emission spectra of a gas-discharge plasma of a barrier discharge of atmospheric pressure in mixtures of cadmium diiodide vapor with neon and small additions of xenon is carried out. A gas-discharge plasma was created and the components of the working mixture were excited by a high-frequency barrier discharge at a sinusoidal voltage pulse repetition rate of up to 140 kHz. Emission of exciplex molecules of cadmium monoiodide with a maximum emission at a wavelength of λ = 655 nm and xenon iodide with a maximum of radiation at wavelengths λ = 253 and λ = 320 nm, excimer molecules of iodine, lines of atoms of cadmium, iodine, neon and xenon was revealed. It was found that at temperatures of the mixtures under study above 150 0C, the predominance of radiation from exciplex molecules of cadmium monoiodide is observed. The reason for the increased brightness of the emission of exciplex molecules of cadmium monoiodide in mixtures of cadmium diiodide vapor with neon and xenon additive is established. The regularities in the spectral characteristics of radiation in the mixtures under study are discussed. A high-frequency barrier discharge of atmospheric pressure in mixtures of cadmium diiodide vapor with neon and xenon is of interest for creating a multi-wavelength excilamp in the UV and visible spectral ranges


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Akiyoshi Shimatani ◽  
Hiromitsu Toyoda ◽  
Kumi Orita ◽  
Yoshihiro Hirakawa ◽  
Kodai Aoki ◽  
...  

Medical treatment using non-thermal atmospheric pressure gas discharge plasma is rapidly gaining recognition. Gas discharge plasma is thought to generate highly reactive species in an ambient atmosphere, which could be exposed to biological targets (e.g., cells and tissues). If plasma-generated reactive species could stimulate bone regeneration, gas discharge plasma could provide a new treatment opportunity in regenerative medicine. We investigated the impact of plasma on bone regeneration using a large bone defect in model rabbits and simple atmospheric pressure plasma (helium microplasma jet). We tracked the recovery progress of the large bone defects by X-ray imaging over eight weeks. The X-ray results showed a clear difference in the filling of the large bone defect among groups with different plasma treatment times, whereas filling was not substantial in the untreated control group. According to the results of micro-computed tomography analysis at eight weeks, the most successful bone regeneration was achieved using a plasma treatment time of 10 min, wherein the new bone volume was 1.51 times larger than that in the control group. Overall, these results suggest that non-thermal atmospheric pressure gas discharge plasma is promising for fracture treatment.


1997 ◽  
Vol 7 (5) ◽  
pp. 1039-1044
Author(s):  
N. N. Lebedeva ◽  
V. I. Orbukh ◽  
B. G. Salamov ◽  
M. Özer ◽  
K. Çolakoǧlu ◽  
...  

1979 ◽  
Vol 40 (C7) ◽  
pp. C7-873-C7-874
Author(s):  
Yu. I. Filenko ◽  
B. M. Stepanov ◽  
L. S. Ushakov

1996 ◽  
Vol 166 (11) ◽  
pp. 1197 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aleksandr V. Eletskii ◽  
Boris M. Smirnov

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document