PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Peeples, Ronald E.
AU  - Anderson, Neil R.
TI  - Microwave Coupled Plasma Sterilization and Depyrogenation I. System Characteristics
DP  - 1985 Jan 01
TA  - PDA Journal of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology
PG  - 2--8
VI  - 39
IP  - 1
4099  - http://journal.pda.org/content/39/1/2.short
4100  - http://journal.pda.org/content/39/1/2.full
SO  - PDA J Pharm Sci Technol1985 Jan 01; 39
AB  - The sterilization and depyrogenation of 10-ml glass serum vials by a plasma, initiated by a laser and coupled with a microwave field was investigated. Spores of Bacillus subtilis and Escherichia coli 055:B5 endotoxin were used as biological indicators. The use of a 3-phase microwave power supply proved to simplify the plasma generation and appeared to make plasma coupling more efficient. The plasma was shown to be an excellent sterilizing agent and did show some destruction of endotoxin. No deleterious effects on the glass vials themselves were detected.