Abstract: The invention relates to an appliance (18) for at least partially disinfecting/sterilising a contaminated surface (21), wherein the appliance (18) comprises an integrated plasma source for at least partially disinfecting/sterilising the surface by generating a non-thermal atmospheric plasma on the surface thereby reducing the concentration of pathogenic germs on the surface.
Type:
Application
Filed:
May 19, 2011
Publication date:
March 14, 2013
Applicants:
Adtec Europe Ltd., Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der Wissenschaften e.V.
Inventors:
Gregor Morfill, Tetsuji Shimizu, Yang-Fang Li, Takuya Urayama, Julia Zimmermann, Bernd Steffes
Abstract: The invention relates to an appliance (18), particularly kitchen appliance or laboratory table, for at least partially disinfecting/sterilising a contaminated surface (21), wherein the appliance (18) comprises an integrated plasma source for at least partially disinfecting/sterilising the surface by generating a non-thermal atmospheric plasma on the surface thereby reducing the concentration of pathogenic germs on the surface.
Type:
Application
Filed:
March 10, 2011
Publication date:
January 24, 2013
Applicants:
MAX-PLANCK-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER WISSENSCHAFTEN E.V., ADTEC EUROPE LTD.
Inventors:
Gregor Morfill, Tetsuji Shimizu, Yang-Fang Li, Takuya Urayama, Julia Zimmermann