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: Received: 31 July 2024 / Approved: 31 July 2024 / Online: 31 July 2024 (11:53:32 CEST)
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Lim, W. Y. S.; Ow, S. Y.; Laura, S.; Lee, Y. Y.; Suwardi, A.; Tan, I.; Cheong, W. C. D.; Loh, X. J.; Su, X. Bioaerosol Disinfection by a Cold Plasma Ionizer Coupled with an Electrostatic Precipitator. Preprints2024, 2024072577. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202407.2577.v1
Lim, W. Y. S.; Ow, S. Y.; Laura, S.; Lee, Y. Y.; Suwardi, A.; Tan, I.; Cheong, W. C. D.; Loh, X. J.; Su, X. Bioaerosol Disinfection by a Cold Plasma Ionizer Coupled with an Electrostatic Precipitator. Preprints 2024, 2024072577. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202407.2577.v1
Lim, W. Y. S.; Ow, S. Y.; Laura, S.; Lee, Y. Y.; Suwardi, A.; Tan, I.; Cheong, W. C. D.; Loh, X. J.; Su, X. Bioaerosol Disinfection by a Cold Plasma Ionizer Coupled with an Electrostatic Precipitator. Preprints2024, 2024072577. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202407.2577.v1
APA Style
Lim, W. Y. S., Ow, S. Y., Laura, S., Lee, Y. Y., Suwardi, A., Tan, I., Cheong, W. C. D., Loh, X. J., & Su, X. (2024). Bioaerosol Disinfection by a Cold Plasma Ionizer Coupled with an Electrostatic Precipitator. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202407.2577.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Lim, W. Y. S., Xian Jun Loh and Xiaodi Su. 2024 "Bioaerosol Disinfection by a Cold Plasma Ionizer Coupled with an Electrostatic Precipitator" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202407.2577.v1
Abstract
Despite the best efforts in air-purification, airborne infectious diseases do and will continue to spread due to continuous emission of bioaerosols by the host/infected person. To tackle the rapid spread of airborne infectious diseases, a shift in focus from air-purification to bioaerosol disinfection/ decontamination is urgently needed. In this work, we studied a cold plasma ionizer (CPI) and electrostatic precipitator (ESP)-coupled CPI (CPI-ESP) for disinfection and cleaning of bioaerosols. Using porcine respiratory coronavirus (PRCV) and E. coli in a testing chamber, we demonstrated that CPI coupled with ESP is an effective technology for inactivating aerosolized microorganisms and microorganisms spread on surfaces. In addition, we have demonstrated the efficiency of a CPI-ESP coupled device for disinfection of naturally occurring airborne microbials in a few indoor settings (i.e., an living room, a discussion room, a schoolroom and an office) to determine the treatment duration- and human activity-dependent efficacy. To understand the disinfection mechanism, we conduced fluorescence microscopy study to reveal different degree of bacteria cell membrane damage under CPI treatment.
Environmental and Earth Sciences, Environmental Science
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