常压低温等离子体对微生物的杀灭研究

Sterilizing effect of atmospheric pressure plasma jet on microbes

初步探讨APPJ等离子体对微生物的影响机制 ,用APPJ与DBD两种不同类型等离子体对不同代表微生物金黄色葡萄球菌、大肠杆菌、枯草杆菌黑色变种进行处理 ,分析比较不同微生物对不同等离子体的存活曲线 ;进而利用扫描电镜观察微生物细胞壁、膜等外部结构的变化。结果显示两种等离子体对不同微生物的杀灭作用均为先快后慢 ,APPJ的作用效果远好于DBD(DBD对金黄色葡萄球菌及枯草杆菌黑色变种芽孢的D值为 70s ,而APPJ的D值为 4s)。同时 ,在APPJ的作用下 ,大肠杆菌细胞壁、膜有明显破裂发生。这证明 ,APPJ可快速有效地杀灭微生物体 ,其灭菌机制可能与微生物细胞壁、膜的破裂有关。

To study the sterilizing effect and mechanism of APPJ on microbes preliminarily, three representative bacteria, Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Bacillus subtilis var. niger were treated by two kinds of plasma, DBD (dielectric barrier discharge) and APPJ. The survival curves of different microbes were compared and analyzed; Furthermore, the morphological change to cell walls and cell membranes were studied by scanning electric microscope. These results demonstrated that in the beginning phase the sterilizing effect of two kinds of plasmas on three microorganisms was stronger than in the later phase, and APPJ was more effective than DBD (D value of DBD on Bacillus subtilis var. niger was 70s, whereas APPJ's was 4s, much more efficient). Meanwhile, the gross morphological damage of E. coli cells under SEM after APPJ treatment was observed. These gave the obvious evidence that APPJ can destroy the microbes very efficiently, and more likely through the damage of cell walls and membranes of microbes treated by APPJ.