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Title: Simultaneous Sterilization With Surface Modification Of Plastic Bottle By Plasma-Based Ion Implantation

Journal Article · · AIP Conference Proceedings
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3548369· OSTI ID:21513138
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  1. Kanazawa Institute of Technology, 3-1 Yatsukaho, Hakusan, Ishikawa 924-0838 (Japan)

Dry sterilization of polymeric material is developed. The technique utilizes the plasma-based ion implantation which is same as for surface modification of polymers. Experimental data for sterilization are obtained by using spores of Bacillus subtilis as samples. On the other hand we previously showed that the surface modification enhanced the gas barrier characteristics of plastic bottles. Comparing the implantation conditions for the sterilization experiment with those for the surface modification, we find that both sterilization and surface modification are simultaneously performed in a certain range of implantation conditions. This implies that the present bottling system for plastic vessels will be simplified and streamlined by excluding the toxic peroxide water that has been used in the traditional sterilization processes.

OSTI ID:
21513138
Journal Information:
AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 1321, Issue 1; Conference: IIT 2010: 18. international conference on ion implantation technology, Kyoto (Japan), 6-11 Jun 2010; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.3548369; (c) 2010 American Institute of Physics; ISSN 0094-243X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English