Preliminary study of low pressure low temperature RF plasma confined inside sterilization pouches for the sterilization of medical devices

In the framework of the PLAS’STER project, a prototype based on a RF plasma confined inside sterilization pouches for the treatment of medical devices has been developed. In this work, optical emission spectroscopy was used to study the plasma emission from VUV/UV to IR wavelengths range. The results showed the production of strong UV radiation, radicals and atomic species depending on the process parameters. Keywords: Plasma medicine, Medical devices sterilization, Optical Emission Spectroscopy