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The use of microwave plasmas for dry sterilization has been investigated. The dry-sterilization process is a process similar to plasma etching. Bacteria and viruses can be killed by chemical reactions which disintegrate their bodies and remove them from the surface to be sterilized. The removal of bacteria or viruses from material surfaces is caused by the reaction of activated oxygen species in...