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
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;
Journal_Title :
Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TPS.2008.922451
