title: Industrial low-temperature gas plasma sterilization.
abstract: The search continues for alternative low-temperature sterilization technologies that do not exhibit adverse toxicological or environmental effects. Low-temperature plasma sterilization is one technology that is under investigation as an alternative to ethylene oxide and formaldehyde. This article examines the process and reports on the current status of the technology.
authors.affiliation: AbTox Scientific, Cary, North Carolina 27511, USA.
authors.forename: G S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Graham
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Mielnik
mesh_terms: D005740:Gases; D013242:Sterilization / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D013673:Technology Assessment, Biomedical; D013696:Temperature