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Plasma Sterilization disinfection

Dry, Low or no heating.

Penetrates small crevices.

Sterilized and contaminated goods can be handled separately.

Environmentally friendly.

How does this work?

Plasma damages all components of a pathogen cell with a range of effects.

This almost completely eliminates any possibility of the pathogen developing resistance to the process.

Pathogen sketch as header plasma sterilization page

Plasma Sterilization disinfection

Dry, with Low or no heating.

Penetrates small crevices.

Sterilized and contaminated goods can be handled separately.

Environmentally friendly.

How does this work?

Plasma damages all components of a pathogen cell with a range of effects.

This almost completely eliminates any possibility of the pathogen developing resistance to the process.

How it works Detail

Plasma is a very reactive ionized gas that consists of free electron, ions excited atoms, free atoms, the so-called Radical molecule fragments und photons (visible light and UV light).

It is proven that plasma damages all parts of the pathogens (bacteria, viruses, fungi). Thus, the pathogens envelopes are destroyed amongst other effects, the cell membranes and DNA genetic information of the pathogen are also destroyed.

Plasma also kills or renders the bacteria, viruses, virion (virus particles that exist outside of a cell, the transmission mechanism or the virus), prions and fungi that may be already present inactive.

It also cleans the surfaces of contamination and toxins.

Due the excellent crack penetration of the low-pressure plasma even the smallest of cracks and cavities are reached by the plasma disinfection / sterilization.

Proven Sterilizing effects in low pressure plasma

Scientific studies have proved that the sterilizing effect of low pressure plasma is based on several effects, amongst others these are:

Materials suitable for low pressure plasma sterilization or disinfection

are all compatible with low pressure plasma sterilization.

Basically, any materials that are not damaged by vacuum or plasma.

For example, foamed materials with closed cells are not compatible.

Not suitable are materials that have a high outgassing as this may hinder the generation of the fine vacuum.

Definition of plasma cleaning, plasma disinfection and plasma sterilization.

Dependent on the desired level of cleanliness required for the product or surfaces the best process is selected.

Do you want to clean, disinfect or sterilize, different low pressure plasma process give different results.

The important fact in this decision is the desired reduction in microorganisms.

Cleaning

Disinfection

  • Reduces the count of health damaging germs so that the treated item presents no danger of infection.
  • Reduces but does not completely eliminate or deactivate all pathogens and germs.
  • An effective disinfection is defined as reducing the germ count by 84–99.9%.Depending on the process choice, intensity, and time in the plasma atmosphere the product can be disinfected and sterilized.
  • Sterilization