Tsung-Chan Tsai,Sameer Kalghatgi,Daphne Pappas Antonakas,Robert L. Gray
申请号：
US13843189
公开号：
US20150265736A1
申请日:
2013.03.15
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2015
代理人:
摘要：
Exemplary methods and systems for killing or deactivating spores include applying a fluid to a surface containing a spore and applying direct or indirect plasma to the surface for a period of time. In some embodiments, the fluid includes water. In some embodiments, the spore is Clostridium difficile and in some is Bacillus Anthracis. In some embodiments, the fluid is in the form of a mist and in some is in the form of a vapor. In some embodiments, peroxynitrite is created in the fluid during the method. Another exemplary embodiment of killing or deactivating a spore includes treating spores with direct plasma or an indirect plasma for a period of time and applying an antimicrobial to the spores. In some embodiments, the antimicrobial is an alcohol, a bleach or an alcohol-based sanitizer.
