Effects of oxygen radicals in low-pressure surface-wave plasma on sterilization

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作者：
Nagatsu, M
Terashita, F
Nonaka, H
Xu, L
Nagata, T
Koide, Y
机构：
[1] Shizuoka Univ, Grad Sch Sci & Engn, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka 4328561, Japan
[2] Shizuoka Univ, Grad Sch Elect Sci & Technol, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka 4328561, Japan
[3] Hamamatsu Univ Sch Med, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka 4313192, Japan
来源：
APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS | 2005年 / 86卷 / 21期
基金：
日本学术振兴会;
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D O I：
10.1063/1.1931050
中图分类号：
O59 [应用物理学];
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摘要：
The effects of oxygen radicals on sterilization were studied using a 2.45 GHz surface-wave oxygen plasma. A population of 1.5x10(6) Bacillus stearothermophilus spores was irradiated for 3 min or more with oxygen plasma, generated at pressures between 6 and 14 Pa. The decimal reduction value (D value), a measure of the effectiveness of sterilization, was determined to be about 15-25 s. Using only oxygen radicals, excluding all charged particles, the 1.5x10(6) spores were sterilized with a D value of 30-45 s after 5 min or more of irradiation. On scanning electron microscopy, the length and width of the spores changed significantly due to chemical etching by oxygen radicals. (c) 2005 American Institute of Physics.
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