Koji Kakugawa

Design and Simulation of 400-kW Sheet Beam Optics and Magnetic Field for DC and RF Power Sources
Atif Alvi, Munawar Iqbal, Faizan Elahi, Ghalib U. Islam

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We present the design, simulation and analysis of 400 kW sheet beam gun. The beam optics, beam envelop and the magnetic field of the gun is designed and then simulated in CST PS. 100% beam transmission is achieved at the target ...  read more

Effect of the conductivity of the petri dish placed on the electrode on the surface layer of the spores in the PBII method
Shoya Umemoto, Koji Kakugawa, Kenta Nosaki, Takumi, Noda Takeshi Tanaka, Katia Vutova

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Plasma-based ion implantation (PBII) method is a technique that allows uniform ion implantation to a sample by applying a negative voltage to the model to draw and accelerate ions in the ion sheath existing around the piece. ...  read more

The sterilization effect of plasma-based ion implantation on prokaryotic microorganisms
Shoya Umemoto, Koji Kakugawa, Kenta Nosaki, Takumi, Noda Takeshi Tanaka, Katia Vutova

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The Plasma-based ion implantation (PBII) method is capable of low-temperature and short-time sterilization. In this study, we investigated the sterilization effect of PBII treatment on Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria’s ...  read more

20220102-03
Feedback control of ozone concentration in a room using an ozone generator and the Internet of Things with built-in sensor
Takeshi Tanaka, Masayuki Yamauchi, Koji Kakugawa, Toshikazu Uchida, Shigekazu Ishihara, Keiko Ishihara

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Recently, coronavirus has spread worldwide and is becoming a major challenge. Under such circumstances, coronavirus inactivation using ozone has been reported. We have also installed a Sigfox antenna at Hiroshima Institute ...  read more

20140506-58
Spore-Forming Bacteria Sterilization Using Plasma-Based Ion Implantation
Koji Kakugawa, Masatoshi Kubo, Hiromitsu Noguchi, Kazuhiro Shimono, Nobuyuki Fujimura, Yoshinobu Tsuchiya, Takeshi Tanaka

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A main purpose of sterilization is to kill the harmful microorganisms. In food industry, the representatives of microorganisms which are difficult to sterilize are spore-forming bacteria. Because these bacteria are extremely ...  read more

20180708-10
Applied voltage dependence of plasma characteristic for food sterilization using PBII method
Kenichi Watanabe, Ryota Matsuda, Tomonori Tabe, Motoko Hiyama, Kento Sakasegawa, Yuuta Yamamoto, Koji Kakugawa, Takeshi Tanaka

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We used the PBII (Plasma Based Ion Implantation) method with self-igniting plasma and negative high-voltage pulsed power supply only to calculate the ion density inside a formed ion sheath based on a modulation circuit, by ...  read more

20180708-09
Optimum conditions for sterilization of Geobacillus stearothermophilus spores using plasma-based ion implantation
Motoko Hiyama, Koji Kakugawa, Aya Yakushiji, Kenichi Watanabe, Ryota Matsuda, Yoshinobu Tsuchiya, Takeshi Tanaka

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In recent years, substantial research into low-temperature sterilization techniques has been conducted. Plasma-based ion implantation (PBII) is a low-temperature, cost-effective technique for sterilizing medical equipment, ...  read more

20180708-08
Experimental study on sterilization of food with self-igniting plasma formed from liquid using plasma-based ion implantation
Koji Kakugawa, Manami Hosotani, Miyo Arikado, Tomonori Tabe, Kenta Fukutomi, Yoshinobu Tsuchiya, Takeshi Tanaka

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We attempted to sterilize food using plasma-based ion implantation with self-ignited plasma formed from liquid. Based on sterilization experiments, hydrogen peroxide was selected to generate self-ignited plasma. The most effective ...  read more

20180708-07
Control of plasma parameters by Penning ion effect
density distribution of plasma, density of oxygen ions, food sterilization, Pegasus simulations, Penning effect

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We attempted to control the density of oxygen ions by adding argon gas and helium gas with metastable voltage to oxygen gas with ionization voltage, in order to determine the optimum combination and ratio of gases for food ...  read more

20160506-56
Spore-forming bacteria sterilization using plasma-based ion implantation (2nd report)
Koji Kakugawa, Kai Saitoh, Kenya Hayashi, Kazuhiro Shimono, Hiromitsu Noguchi, Yoshinobu Tsuchiya, Takeshi Tanaka

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A main purpose of sterilization is to kill the harmful microorganisms. The spore-forming bacteria which are present in foods frequently cause food spoilage. Although the vegetative cells of those bacteria are sterilized easily, ...  read more