The invention relates to a method and to a device for quickly decontaminating and sterilizing preferably thermolabile goods using a plasma gas that is preferably generated from air as a process gas, with the subsequent humidification of said plasma gas with water. The method comprises the following steps: generating a plasma from air as the process gas, which forms reactive nitrogen and oxygen species; oxidizing NO to form NO.sub.2 at temperatures below 400° C. so that a plasma-activated gas mixture forms having an NO.sub.2 content of at least 0.3%; bringing said plasma-activated gas mixture in contact with water in one or more of the states of aggregation thereof; bringing the latter gas mixture in contact with the objects to be decontaminated or sterilized.

The invention relates to a method and to a device for quickly decontaminating and sterilizing preferably thermolabile goods using a plasma gas that is preferably generated from air as a process gas, with the subsequent humidification of said plasma gas with water. The method comprises the following steps: generating a plasma from air as the process gas, which forms reactive nitrogen and oxygen species; oxidizing NO to form NO.sub.2 at temperatures below 400° C. so that a plasma-activated gas mixture forms having an NO.sub.2 content of at least 0.3%; bringing said plasma-activated gas mixture in contact with water in one or more of the states of aggregation thereof; bringing the latter gas mixture in contact with the objects to be decontaminated or sterilized.

The present disclosure discloses a discharge plasma disinfection device and method thereof. In the disinfection device, a gliding arc electrode pair generates the RNS-dominated reactive gas under the excitation of a gliding arc high-voltage power supply; and a dielectric barrier discharge electrode pair generates the ROS-dominated reactive gas under the excitation of a dielectric barrier discharge high-voltage power supply. These two reactive gases are introduced into a mixing chamber in a specific ratio and are subjected to an effective mixing reaction through an internal recycle system to obtain RNS/ROS mixed reactive gas in which reactive nitrogen species and reactive oxygen species coexist. The RNS/ROS mixed reactive gas may be directly configured to perform disinfection, and may also be configured to process an aqueous solution and then perform disinfection by the processed plasma-activated water.

The present disclosure discloses a discharge plasma disinfection device and method thereof. In the disinfection device, a gliding arc electrode pair generates the RNS-dominated reactive gas under the excitation of a gliding arc high-voltage power supply; and a dielectric barrier discharge electrode pair generates the ROS-dominated reactive gas under the excitation of a dielectric barrier discharge high-voltage power supply. These two reactive gases are introduced into a mixing chamber in a specific ratio and are subjected to an effective mixing reaction through an internal recycle system to obtain RNS/ROS mixed reactive gas in which reactive nitrogen species and reactive oxygen species coexist. The RNS/ROS mixed reactive gas may be directly configured to perform disinfection, and may also be configured to process an aqueous solution and then perform disinfection by the processed plasma-activated water.

The invention relates to a method (S) for generating a plurality of cold-plasma jets at atmospheric pressure in order to treat a target (2), wherein said method includes the following steps: producing (S1) a primary cold-plasma jet (3) at atmospheric pressure using a plasma source (10); placing (S2) a substrate (20, 21, 30, 32, 34) near the target (2) to be treated, said substrate (20, 21, 30, 32, 34) including at least two through-holes; and passing (S3) the plasma through the through-holes (22) of the substrate (20) such as to generate at least two secondary cold-plasma jets (4) at atmospheric pressure.

The invention relates to a method (S) for generating a plurality of cold-plasma jets at atmospheric pressure in order to treat a target (2), wherein said method includes the following steps: producing (S1) a primary cold-plasma jet (3) at atmospheric pressure using a plasma source (10); placing (S2) a substrate (20, 21, 30, 32, 34) near the target (2) to be treated, said substrate (20, 21, 30, 32, 34) including at least two through-holes; and passing (S3) the plasma through the through-holes (22) of the substrate (20) such as to generate at least two secondary cold-plasma jets (4) at atmospheric pressure.

A sanitizer for sanitizing various surfaces including hands, hardware, fixtures, appliances, countertops, equipment, utensils and more and more specifically to a chemical-free sanitizer, more specifically to an ozone-free sanitizer and yet more specifically to an electronic sanitizer and yet more specifically to an ion source sanitizer.

A sanitizer for sanitizing various surfaces including hands, hardware, fixtures, appliances, countertops, equipment, utensils and more and more specifically to a chemical-free sanitizer, more specifically to an ozone-free sanitizer and yet more specifically to an electronic sanitizer and yet more specifically to an ion source sanitizer.

Provided are methods of immunizing a viewport of a medical device against fogging before or during a medical procedure, and related apparatuses and devices. The methods comprise applying plasma to the viewport prior to use, thereby rendering a surface of the viewport highly hydrophilic. The methods eliminate or at least significantly reduce blur due to fogging.

Embodiments of the invention relate to a method and apparatus for self-sterilizing a surface or other portion of the apparatus and/or sterilizing other objects. Embodiments can utilize self-generated and/or remotely controlled plasma fields for the purpose of self-sterilization and/or sterilization of another object. Embodiments of the invention can have broad applications in procedures and equipment requiring the sterility of devices used for medical procedures, decontamination procedures, drug delivery, sterility of consumer products, and sterility of food preparation equipment and tools.