Report
Spacecraft Sterilization Using Non-Equilibrium Atmospheric Pressure Plasma
18th International Symposium on Plasma Chemistry, 18th
26 Aug 2007
Abstract
As a solution to chemically and thermally destructive sterilization methods currently used for spacecraft, non-equilibrium atmospheric pressure plasmas are used to treat surfaces inoculated with Bacillus subtilis and Deinococcus radiodurans. Evidence of significant morphological changes and reduction in viability due to plasma exposure will be presented, including a 4-log reduction of B. subtilis after 2 minutes of dielectric barrier discharge treatment.
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- Title
- Spacecraft Sterilization Using Non-Equilibrium Atmospheric Pressure Plasma
- Creators
- Moogega Cooper - Drexel UniversityNachiket Vaze - Drexel UniversityShawn Anderson - Drexel UniversityGregory Fridman - Drexel UniversityVictor N. Vasilets - Jet Propulsion LaboratoryAlexander Gutsol - Jet Propulsion LaboratoryAlexander Tsapin - Jet Propulsion LaboratoryAlexander Fridman - Jet Propulsion Laboratory
- Conference
- 18th International Symposium on Plasma Chemistry, 18th
- Publisher
- Jet Propulsion Laboratory
- Resource Type
- Report
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics
- Identifiers
- 991020531976504721