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US 2013/0156641 A1Published application
Sterilization Using Plasma Generated NOx
AssigneeApplied Quantum Energy LLC
InventorGeorge Paskalov
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Abstract
Systems and methods for plasma sterilization are described. The sterilization method includes placing a substance to be sterilized into a rotating chamber and irradiating the substance with plasma. An RF generator is used to produce the plasma from a gas. The gas has a concentration of at least 85% N2 and less than 15% O2. The plasma includes a NOx species that is effective in killing microbial organisms in the substance.
Claims20
A method of sterilizing a substance, comprising:
- placing the substance in a rotating chamber;
- using an RF generator to produce a plasma from a gas, wherein the gas has a concentration of at least 85% N2 and less than 15% O2 and wherein the plasma comprises a NOx species;
- and
- subjecting the substance to the NOx species.
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An apparatus for sterilizing a substance, comprising:
- a rotating chamber having a lumen;
- and
- an RF generator configured to produce a plasma within or in the vicinity of the chamber, the plasma yielding a NOx species in sufficient quantities to sterilize an amount of the substance within the lumen.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.