APPARATUS AND METHOD USING CAPILLARY DISCHARGE PLASMA SHOWER FOR STERILIZING AND DISINFECTING ARTICLES

摘要

An apparatus for sterilizing an article using capillary discharge atmospheric pressure plasma is disclosed. The apparatus includes a power supplier providing a potential to the apparatus, a plasma generating head, a gas supplier providing a sufficient amount of working gas to the plasma generating head, and a body including a handle and coupled to the plasma generating head and the gas supplier. The plasma generating head includes, a metal electrode receiving the potential, a dielectric having at least one capillary therein coupled to the metal electrode, and a shield body surrounding at least a portion of the metal electrode except for the capillary.