Open AccessEnhanced Microbial Decontamination Using Non-thermal Low Pressure Argon Plasma Jet
Author(s) -
Waleed Othman Younis,
Mahmoud M. Berekaa,
Abdel-Aleem Hefney Mohamed
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
pakistan journal of biological sciences
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.268
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1812-5735
pISSN - 1028-8880
DOI - 10.3923/pjbs.2020.248.256
Subject(s) - argon , jet (fluid) , chemistry , atmospheric pressure plasma , plasma , nozzle , vaporization , physics , organic chemistry , quantum mechanics , thermodynamics
Atmospheric pressure plasma jet (APPJ) gained great interest due to its effectiveness as selective non-lethal technique with low operational costs. In this study, argon APPJ system was designed and the generated cold plasma was applied in disinfection of microbial cells.
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