Title :
Optimization Design of Atmospheric Pressure Plasma Generator for Sterilization of Endoscope
Author :
Xiaohua Wang ; Sui Wang ; Dingxin Liu ; Dong Li ; Ce Li ; Kong, Michael G.
Author_Institution :
State Key Lab. of Electr. Insulation & Power Equip., Xi´an Jiaotong Univ., Xi´an, China
Abstract :
Endoscopy is an important tool that can be used to identify and treat diseases and is essential to avoid cross infection when used on different people. Cold atmospheric-pressure plasmas (CAPs) offer the prospect of a future basic technology for decontaminating and sterilizing of endoscope. In this paper, we intend to design an endoscope sterilization device based on CAPs. The various lengths of gap between electrodes and electrodes themselves are considered, and the plasma distribution and its evolution are investigated.
Keywords :
biomedical electrodes; decontamination; diseases; endoscopes; optimisation; plasma production; sterilisation (microbiological); atmospheric pressure plasma generator; cold atmospheric pressure plasmas; decontamination; disease identification; disease treatment; electrodes; endoscope sterilization; endoscopy; infection; optimization design; plasma distribution; Discharges (electric); Diseases; Electrodes; Electron tubes; Endoscopes; Plasma temperature; Cold plasma; multielectrode; sterilization; sterilization.;
Journal_Title :
Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TPS.2014.2311904
