Sterilization and disinfection by plasma sterilization mechanisms, biological, and medical applications (Nova Science Publishers, 2011)
Includes bibliographical references and index
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