A Novel Sterilization Method Using Pulsed Discharge Plasma
WANG Xi-lu*, Akira Mizuno, Shijin Katsura
Department of Ecological Engineering, Toyohashi University of Technology, Tempaku-cho, Toyohashi, 441, Japan
*Present address: Institute of Electrostatics, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024
A Novel Sterilization Method Using Pulsed Discharge Plasma
WANG Xi-lu*;Akira Mizuno;Shijin Katsura
Department of Ecological Engineering, Toyohashi University of Technology, Tempaku-cho, Toyohashi, 441, Japan
*Present address: Institute of Electrostatics, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024
Abstract： Pulsed discharge plasma(PDP) has been used to kill bacteria and the curves of the survival rate of bacteria against treatment time are obtained. Irreversible structural change in the cell membrane is caused by PDP and the cell is thus killed. The sterilization mechanism is analyzed.
1998, Vol. 15 
