Fletcher, L., Gaunt, Lindsey F, Beggs, Clive B et al. (4 more authors) (2007) Bactericidal action of positive and negative ions in air. BMC Microbiology, 7 (1). ISSN 1471-2180
Abstract
In recent years there has been renewed interest in the use of air ionisers to control of the spread of airborne infection. One characteristic of air ions which has been widely reported is their apparent biocidal action. However, whilst the body of evidence suggests a biocidal effect in the presence of air ions the physical and biological mechanisms involved remain unclear. In particular, it is not clear which of several possible mechanisms of electrical origin (i.e. the action of the ions, the production of ozone, or the action of the electric field) are responsible for cell death. A study was therefore undertaken to clarify this issue and to determine the physical mechanisms associated with microbial cell death.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2007 Fletcher et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Engineering & Physical Sciences (Leeds) > School of Civil Engineering (Leeds) > Inst for Pathogen Control Engineering (Leeds) The University of Leeds > Faculty of Engineering & Physical Sciences (Leeds) > School of Civil Engineering (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Ms Caroline Wilson |
Date Deposited: | 10 Feb 2009 10:25 |
Last Modified: | 24 Oct 2016 19:50 |
Published Version: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2180... |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | BioMed Central Ltd |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1186/1471-2180-7-32 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:7688 |