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Sterilization and disinfection by plasma : sterilization mechanisms, biological and medical applications / Akikazu Sakudo and Hideharu Shintani, editors.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Medical devices and equipment.
- Medical devices and equipment
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sterilization.
- Disinfection and disinfectants.
- Plasma (Ionized gases).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (249 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Hauppauge, N.Y. : Nova Science Publishers, 2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- With the increased importance of hospital administration and continuous emergence of new infectious pathogens, particular attention should be paid to avoid iatrogenic diseases by minimising the contamination of medical instruments with infectious pathogens and toxins. This book information on the perspectives of gas plasma sterilisation.
- Contents:
- Definition of sterilization, disinfection, decontamination, and antisepsis / Hideharu Shintani and Gerald McDonnell
- Inactivation of endotoxin by low-pressure plasma / Kaoru Tamazawa
- Inactivation of microorganisms (spore type and vegetative cells) and the mechanism by gas plasma / Hideharu Shintani and Gerald McDonnell
- Inactivation of viruses / Akikazu Sakudo, Takashi Onodera, and Yasuharu Tanaka
- Inactivation of prions / Gerald McDonnell and Emmanuel Comoy
- Influence of activated species to biological materials of microorganisms / Toru Yamaguchi
- Current and future perspectives of gas plasma for decontamination / Gerald McDonnell
- Plasma sources for plasma sterilization / Tatsuru Shirafuji
- Sterilization and disinfection by N2 and O2 gas plasmas / Masaaki Nagatsu
- Sterilization and disinfection by O2 gas plasma / Nobuya Hayashi and Yoshihito Yagyu
- Disinfection of fungi by non-equilibrium atmospheric pressure plasma / Takayuki Ohta, Masafumi Ito, and Masaru Hori
- Destruction of bio-particles by atmospheric discharge plasma-experimental approach for destruction mechanism / Hachiro Yasuda and Akira Mizuno
- Plasma sterilization at normal atmospheric pressure : comparison of working gas and organic loading effect in medical applications / Tetsuya Akitsu ... [et al.]
- Utility and availability of plasma exposure in healthcare facilities / Toshinobu Horii
- Several points to consider when conducting plasma experiments / Hideharu Shintani and Gerald McDonnell.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-61728-711-3
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