Abstract—The possibility of inactivating pathogenic bacteria of P. aeruginosa culture by femtosecond laser pulses of the mid infrared region with a wavelength of 6.04 µm through a polyethylene film is shown. The method can be used in food industry for disinfecting packaged production.
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This study was supported by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation (agreement no. 075-15-2022-1205).
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Shelygina, S.N., Saraeva, I.N., Tolordava, E.R. et al. Infrared Laser Inactivation of Pathogenic Bacteria through a Polyethylene Film. Bull. Lebedev Phys. Inst. 50, 434–437 (2023). https://doi.org/10.3103/S1068335623100081
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