Non-thermal plasma disinfecting procedure is harmless to delicate items of everyday use

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Alternative codes found

RIV/60461373:22340/23:43928191 RIV/62690094:18470/23:50021214

Result on the web

<a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-42405-6" target="_blank" >https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-42405-6</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-42405-6" target="_blank" >10.1038/s41598-023-42405-6</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Non-thermal plasma disinfecting procedure is harmless to delicate items of everyday use

Original language description

Non-thermal plasma (NTP) is a well-known decontamination tool applicable for a wide range of microorganisms and viruses. Since the recent COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the need to decontaminate all daily used items, it is highly desirable to address the applicability of NTP, including its possible harmful effects. To the best of our knowledge, a comprehensive characterization of NTP effects on sensitive materials is still lacking. We investigated the potential damage to common materials of daily use inflicted by air atmospheric NTP generated in Plasmatico v1.0. The materials tested were paper, various metals, and passive and active electronic components modelling sensitive parts of commonly used small electronic devices. The NTP-exposed paper remained fully usable with only slight changes in its properties, such as whitening, pH change, and degree of polymerization. NTP caused mild oxidation of copper, tinned copper, brass, and a very mild oxidation of stainless steel. However, these changes do not affect the normal functionality of these materials. No significant changes were observed for passive electronic components; active components displayed a very slight shift of the measured values observed for the humidity sensor. In conclusion, NTP can be considered a gentle tool suitable for decontamination of various sensitive materials. © 2023, Springer Nature Limited.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

10305 - Fluids and plasma physics (including surface physics)

Project

<a href="/en/project/GF21-39019L" target="_blank" >GF21-39019L: Decontamination of sensitive materials using cold atmospheric plasma technology for efficient and inexpensive elimination of epidemic viruses</a><br>

Continuities

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Publication year

2023

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Scientific Reports

ISSN

2045-2322

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

13

Issue of the periodical within the volume

1

Country of publishing house

US - UNITED STATES

Number of pages

9

Pages from-to

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UT code for WoS article

001089134700024

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85171681522