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Pure Appl. Chem., 2002, Vol. 74, No. 3, pp. 349-358

http://dx.doi.org/10.1351/pac200274030349

Plasma sterilization. Methods and mechanisms

Michel Moisan1*, Jean Barbeau2, Marie-Charlotte Crevier3, Jacques Pelletier4, Nicolas Philip1 and Bachir Saoudi1

1 Groupe de physique des plasmas, Université de Montréal, B.P. 6128, Succursale Centre-ville, Montréal H3C 3J7, Québec, Canada
2 Laboratoire de Microbiologie et d'Immunologie, Faculté de Médecine Dentaire, Université de Montréal, C.P. 6128, Succursale Centre-ville, Montréal H3C 3J7, Québec, Canada
3 Groupe de Recherche en Biomécanique et Biomatériaux (GRBB), Département de Génie Biomédical, École Polytechnique de Montréal, C.P. 6079, Succursale Centre-ville, Montréal H3C 3A7, Québec, Canada
4 Laboratoire d'Électrostatique et de Matériaux Diélectriques, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique et Université Joseph Fourier, B.P. 166, 38042-Grenoble Cedex 9, France

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