• DocumentCode
    1213211
  • Title

    Sterilization Characteristics of Tube Inner Surface Using Oxygen Plasma Produced by AC HV Discharge

  • Author

    Kitazaki, Satoshi ; Hayashi, Nobuya

  • Author_Institution
    Fac. of Sci. & Eng., Saga Univ., Saga
  • Volume
    36
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    2008
  • Firstpage
    1304
  • Lastpage
    1305
  • Abstract
    Oxygen plasma inside a narrow tube using an AC high-voltage glow discharge at low pressure was produced for the sterilization of the inner surface of a tube. A tube having a length of 500 mm and diameter of 4 mm was sterilized by treatment for 10 min.
  • Keywords
    biomedical equipment; catheters; hygiene; oxygen; plasma applications; silicone rubber; surface discharges; AC HV discharge; AC high-voltage glow discharge; Geobacillus stearothermophilus; O; catheter; medical equipment sterilization; oxygen plasma; silicon rubber tube; size 4 mm; size 500 mm; time 10 min; tube inner surface sterilization; AC high-voltage (HV) discharge; catherer; oxygen plasma; sterilization;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0093-3813
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TPS.2008.922451
  • Filename
    4512489
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1213211