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Degradation of Influenza Virus Nucleoprotein by N2 Gas Plasma

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 May 2012

A Sakudo ,
N Hayashi ,
N Shimizu ,
Y Imanishi  and
H Shintani
A Sakudo
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Biometabolic Chemistry, School of Health Sciences, University of the Ryukyus, Nishihara, Okinawa 903-0215, Japan.
N Hayashi
Affiliation:
Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Saga University, Saga-city, Saga, 840-8502, Japan.
N Shimizu
Affiliation:
NGK Insulators, Mizuho-ku, Nagoya 467-8530, Japan.
Y Imanishi
Affiliation:
NGK Insulators, Mizuho-ku, Nagoya 467-8530, Japan.
H Shintani
Affiliation:
Faculty of Science and Engineering, Chuo University, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 112-8551, Japan.
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Abstract

Using a N2 gas plasma apparatus (BLP-TES, NGK Insulators, Ltd), we showed that N2 gas plasma treatment of influenza A virus caused degradation of viral nucleoproteins. These findings suggest that N2 gas plasma treatment may contribute to infection prevention control for influenza.

Keywords

nitridenanoscalenanostructure
Type
Research Article
Information
MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 1469: Symposium WW – Plasma Processing and Diagnostics for Life Sciences , 2012 , mrss12-1469-ww06-04
Copyright
Copyright © Materials Research Society 2012

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