Biological decontamination using high and reduced pressure nitrogen afterglows

J.-P. Sarrette , S. Cousty (1) , Franck Clement (2) , C. Canal , André Ricard (1)

1 LAPLACE - LAboratoire PLasma et Conversion d'Energie
2 IPREM - Institut des sciences analytiques et de physico-chimie pour l'environnement et les materiaux

Typical results quantifying the antibacterial efficiencies of high and reduced pressure nitrogen afterglows are presented, using the same microbiological protocol. In parallel, the diffusion of the nitrogen atoms through different polymer membranes is studied. Variation of the N-atom transmission T N through the PP-3 and PP-1 polypropylene membranes with the N 2 flow rate Q N2. The indicated pressure is the pressure in the reactor (P MW = 100 W). Copyright © 2012 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.

Domaines: Plasmas; Organes des sens; Chirurgie; Dermatologie

J.-P. Sarrette, S. Cousty, Franck Clement, C. Canal, André Ricard. Biological decontamination using high and reduced pressure nitrogen afterglows. Plasma Processes and Polymers, 2012, 9 (6), pp.576-584. ⟨10.1002/ppap.201100096⟩. ⟨hal-01503134⟩