Title :
Preliminary studies on biocidal activities of UV-C emitting phsphors under plasma excitations
Author :
Caillier, Bruno ; Demoucron, J. ; Guillot, Phillipe ; Dexpert-Ghys, Jeanette ; Mauricot, R. ; Caiut, J.M.A.
Author_Institution :
DPHE, Centre Univ. - J. F. Champollion, Albi, France
Abstract :
In this paper, we investigate the UVC light emission from phosphors under plasma excitation for anti-microbial testing on Escherichia coli (E-coli).
Keywords :
antibacterial activity; biological effects of ultraviolet radiation; microorganisms; phosphors; plasma applications; Escherichia coli; UVC emitting phosphors; UVC light emission; antimicrobial testing; biocidal activities; plasma excitations; Coatings; Dielectrics; Discharges (electric); Phosphors; Plasmas; Prototypes; Xenon;
Conference_Titel :
Plasma Science (ICOPS), 2012 Abstracts IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Edinburgh
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-2127-4
Electronic_ISBN :
0730-9244
DOI :
10.1109/PLASMA.2012.6383689
