INHIBITION OF CANDIDA ALBICANS GROWTH ON SURFACES TREATED BY DIELECTRIC BARRIER DISCHARGE WITH VARIOUS BARRIERS

Authors

  • Jan Sláma Czech Technical University in Prague, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Department of Physics, Technická 2, 166 27, Prague 6
  • Vítezslav Kríha Czech Technical University in Prague, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Department of Physics, Technická 2, 166 27, Prague 6

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14311/AP.2014.54.0290

Abstract

Discharges generating low temperature plasma at atmospheric pressure have the potential to treat surfaces biologically contaminated by organic matter in a non-destructive manner. We have been studying ways of inhibiting the growth of microorganisms with the use of dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) plasma. The effect of the choice of a barrier material and its thickness on the
germicide properties of the DBD is described. We used Saboraud agar inoculated by 105 cfu/cm2 of Candida albicans yeast as the model contaminated surface. After cultivation, the proportion of the treated surface with no C. albicans colony was evaluated.

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Published

2014-08-31

Issue

Vol. 54 No. 4 (2014)

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Articles

How to Cite

Sláma, J., & Kríha, V. (2014). INHIBITION OF CANDIDA ALBICANS GROWTH ON SURFACES TREATED BY DIELECTRIC BARRIER DISCHARGE WITH VARIOUS BARRIERS. Acta Polytechnica, 54(4), 290-294. https://doi.org/10.14311/AP.2014.54.0290
Received 2014-08-27
Accepted 2014-08-27
Published 2014-08-31