中国物理B ›› 2015, Vol. 24 ›› Issue (8): 85201-085201.doi: 10.1088/1674-1056/24/8/085201

• PHYSICS OF GASES, PLASMAS, AND ELECTRIC DISCHARGES • 上一篇    下一篇

Reactive oxygen species in plasma against E. coli cells survival rate

周仁武a, 张先徽a, 宗子超b, 李俊雄a, 杨周斌a, 刘东平b, 杨思泽a   

  1. a Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Plasma and Magnetic Resonance, Institute of Electromagnetics and Acoustics, Department of Electronic Science, School of Physics and Mechanical & Electrical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China;
    b Liaoning Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Films & Materials, School of Physics and Materials Engineering, Dalian Nationalities University, Dalian 116600, China
  • 收稿日期:2015-03-09 修回日期:2015-04-09 出版日期:2015-08-05 发布日期:2015-08-05
  • 基金资助:

    Project supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Fujian Province, China (Grant No. 2014J01025), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 11275261), and the Funds from the Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory for Plasma and Magnetic Resonance, China.

Reactive oxygen species in plasma against E. coli cells survival rate

Zhou Ren-Wu (周仁武)a, Zhang Xian-Hui (张先徽)a, Zong Zi-Chao (宗子超)b, Li Jun-Xiong (李俊雄)a, Yang Zhou-Bin (杨周斌)a, Liu Dong-Ping (刘东平)b, Yang Si-Ze (杨思泽)a   

  1. a Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Plasma and Magnetic Resonance, Institute of Electromagnetics and Acoustics, Department of Electronic Science, School of Physics and Mechanical & Electrical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China;
    b Liaoning Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Films & Materials, School of Physics and Materials Engineering, Dalian Nationalities University, Dalian 116600, China
  • Received:2015-03-09 Revised:2015-04-09 Online:2015-08-05 Published:2015-08-05
  • Contact: Zhang Xian-Hui E-mail:zhangxh@xmu.edu.cn
  • Supported by:

    Project supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Fujian Province, China (Grant No. 2014J01025), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 11275261), and the Funds from the Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory for Plasma and Magnetic Resonance, China.

摘要:

In this paper, we report on the contrastive analysis of inactivation efficiency of E. coli cells in solution with different disinfection methods. Compared with the hydrogen peroxide solution and the ozone gas, the atmospheric-pressure He plasma can completely kill the E. coli cells in the shortest time. The inactivation efficiency of E. coli cells in solution can be well described by using the chemical reaction rate model. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis shows that the C–O or C=O content of the inactivated E. coli cell surface by plasma is predominantly increased, indicating the quantity of oxygen-containing species in plasma is more than those of two other methods, and then the C–C or C–H bonds can be broken, leading to the etching of organic compounds. Analysis also indicates that plasma-generated species can play a crucial role in the inactivation process by their direct reactions or the decompositions of reactive species, such as ozone into OH radicals in water, then reacting with E. coli cells.

关键词: atmospheric-pressure plasma, reactive oxygen species, inactivation efficiency

Abstract:

In this paper, we report on the contrastive analysis of inactivation efficiency of E. coli cells in solution with different disinfection methods. Compared with the hydrogen peroxide solution and the ozone gas, the atmospheric-pressure He plasma can completely kill the E. coli cells in the shortest time. The inactivation efficiency of E. coli cells in solution can be well described by using the chemical reaction rate model. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis shows that the C–O or C=O content of the inactivated E. coli cell surface by plasma is predominantly increased, indicating the quantity of oxygen-containing species in plasma is more than those of two other methods, and then the C–C or C–H bonds can be broken, leading to the etching of organic compounds. Analysis also indicates that plasma-generated species can play a crucial role in the inactivation process by their direct reactions or the decompositions of reactive species, such as ozone into OH radicals in water, then reacting with E. coli cells.

Key words: atmospheric-pressure plasma, reactive oxygen species, inactivation efficiency

中图分类号:  (Plasma sources)

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87.80.-y (Biophysical techniques (research methods)) 52.77.-j (Plasma applications)