Theoretical and Experimental Considerations for Bacteria Sterilization Using a Novel Multielectrode Dielectric-Barrier Discharge System

Edward Forde; Ivor Guiney; Khalil Arshak; Catherine Adley; Catherine Barry; Kieran Jordan

doi:10.1109/TPS.2008.2002821

Theoretical and Experimental Considerations for Bacteria Sterilization Using a Novel Multielectrode Dielectric-Barrier Discharge System

Edward Forde, Ivor Guiney, Khalil Arshak, Catherine Adley, Catherine Barry, Kieran Jordan

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Abstract

A novel multielectrode dielectric-barrier discharge plasma system operating at atmospheric pressure in air, which has improved microbial inactivation properties is described. The interaction of high-voltage components necessary to create the discharge is outlined, and the unique configuration of electrodes driven by power insulated gate bipolar transistors is put forward. Active species gain is in evidence in this system due to the effective feedforward mechanism employed and are validated by carrying out microbial inactivation studies on E. coli. Both active species gain and microbial inactivation hypotheses are verified by numerical modeling.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2805-2815
Number of pages	11
Journal	IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science
Volume	36
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/TPS.2008.2002821
Publication status	Published - Oct 2008

Keywords

Dielectric-barrier discharge (DBD)
indirect treatment
multielectrode
sterilization

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