Inactivation of <i>Acanthamoeba</i> Cysts in Suspension and on Contaminated Contact Lenses Using Non-Thermal Plasma

Inactivation of <i>Acanthamoeba</i> Cysts in Suspension and on Contaminated Contact Lenses Using Non-Thermal Plasma

Water suspensions of cysts of a pathogenic clinical isolate of <i>Acanthamoeba</i> sp. were prepared, and the cysts were inactivated either in suspension or placed on the surface of contact lenses by the non-thermal plasma produced by the DC corona transient spark discharge. The efficacy...

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Main Authors: Tereza Měřínská, Vladimír Scholtz, Josef Khun, Jaroslav Julák, Eva Nohýnková
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-09-01
Series:Microorganisms
Subjects:
<i>Acanthamoeba</i>
cysts
contact lenses
DC corona discharge
IR spectra
Raman spectra
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/9/9/1879

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