@inbook{jasper_rasipuram_2017, place={United Kingdom}, series={Woodhead Publishing Series in Textiles}, title={Plasma textiles as fibrous filter media}, ISBN={9780081005828}, DOI={10.1016/b978-0-08-100573-6.00011-3}, abstractNote={Plasma textiles are a new class of compact filters which provide enhanced submicron particle filtration for particle diameters ranging from 30 to 300 nm without exhibiting a most penetrating particle size (MPPS). Unlike traditional passive respiratory filters, plasma textiles are active tunable filters which can be manufactured from woven, nonwoven, or knitted fabrics. They are embedded with high-voltage electrodes to produce in-situ room temperature/cold plasma. Simultaneous charging and capture of incoming submicron particles are achieved by a corona discharge that is initiated by applying high voltages beyond 6 kV. Both the woven and the nonwoven plasma textiles provide filtration efficiencies close to 100% for ultra-fine particles, indicating that electrostatic forces dominate at higher voltages. The maximum filtration efficiency obtained with the woven plasma textile exceeds HEPA specification and the nonwoven plasma textile exceeds the filtration efficiency of ULPA filters.}, booktitle={Fibrous Filter Media}, publisher={Elsevier}, author={Jasper, W.J. and Rasipuram, S.C.}, year={2017}, pages={191–210}, collection={Woodhead Publishing Series in Textiles} }
 @article{rasipuram_wu_kuznetsov_kuznetsov_levine_jasper_saveliev_2013, title={Submicrometre particle filtration with a dc activated plasma textile}, volume={47}, ISSN={0022-3727 1361-6463}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0022-3727/47/2/025201}, DOI={10.1088/0022-3727/47/2/025201}, abstractNote={Plasma textiles are novel fabrics incorporating the advantages of cold plasma and low-cost non-woven or woven textile fabrics. In plasma textiles, electrodes are integrated into the fabric, and a corona discharge is activated within and on the surface of the fabric by applying high voltages above 10 kV between the electrodes. When the plasma textile is activated, submicrometre particles approaching the textile are charged by the deposition of ions and electrons produced by the corona, and then collected by the textile material. A stable plasma discharge was experimentally verified on the surface of the textile that was locally smooth but not rigid. A filtration efficiency close to 100% was observed in experiments conducted on salt particles with diameters ranging from 50 to 300 nm. Unlike conventional fibrous filters, the plasma textile provided uniform filtration in this range, without exhibiting a maximum particle penetration size.}, number={2}, journal={Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics}, publisher={IOP Publishing}, author={Rasipuram, S C and Wu, M and Kuznetsov, I A and Kuznetsov, A V and Levine, J F and Jasper, W J and Saveliev, A V}, year={2013}, month={Dec}, pages={025201} }
 @article{wu_jasper_kuznetsov_johnson_rasipurarn_2013, title={Submicron particle filtration in monolith filters - A modeling and experimental study}, volume={57}, ISSN={["1879-1964"]}, DOI={10.1016/j.jaerosci.2012.09.002}, abstractNote={With over a million micron-sized channels per square centimeter arranged in a regular pattern on a thin film, monolith filters have significant potential for submicron aerosol particle filtration, even though the filtration process with this class of filters has not been well studied. In order to better understand the capture mechanisms and the main factors that affect the capture efficiency, so as to build predictive numerical models and to improve the design of monolith filters, the filtration process in monolith filters was investigated both experimentally and numerically. Using an electrostatic particle classifier (EPC) and a condensation particle counter (CPC), the experimental platform measured the capture efficiency of salt particles with diameters ranging from 50–300 nm on two monolith filter samples. Based on the filtration process and the repeating geometric structure, a single unit model was proposed. The drag force, electrostatic force, and Brownian motion are considered as the major forces affecting particle motion. Published theories underestimated the capture efficiency compared to the experimental results. The Brownian motion model and the capture criterion were then empirically modified to gain better agreement with the experiment.}, journal={JOURNAL OF AEROSOL SCIENCE}, publisher={Elsevier BV}, author={Wu, Mengbai and Jasper, Warren J. and Kuznetsov, Andrey V. and Johnson, Nathan and Rasipurarn, Srinivasan C.}, year={2013}, month={Mar}, pages={96–113} }
 @article{kuznetsov_saveliev_rasipuram_kuznetsov_brown_jasper_2012, title={Development of Active Porous Medium Filters Based on Plasma Textiles}, volume={1453}, ISSN={["0094-243X"]}, DOI={10.1063/1.4711186}, abstractNote={Inexpensive, flexible, washable, and durable materials that serve as antimicrobial filters and self-decontaminating fabrics are needed to provide active protection to people in areas regularly exposed to various biohazards, such as hospitals and bio research labs working with pathogens. Airlines and cruise lines need such material to combat the spread of infections. In households these materials can be used in HVAC filters to fight indoor pollution, which is especially dangerous to people suffering from asthma. Efficient filtering materials are also required in areas contaminated by other types of hazardous dust particulates, such as nuclear dust. The primary idea that guided the undertaken study is that a microplasma-generating structure can be embedded in a textile fabric to generate a plasma sheath (“plasma shield”) that kills bacterial agents coming in contact with the fabric. The research resulted in the development of a plasma textile that can be used for producing new types of self-decontaminating ...}, journal={POROUS MEDIA AND ITS APPLICATIONS IN SCIENCE, ENGINEERING, AND INDUSTRY}, publisher={AIP}, author={Kuznetsov, Ivan A. and Saveliev, Alexei V. and Rasipuram, Srinivasan and Kuznetsov, Andrey V. and Brown, Alan and Jasper, Warren}, year={2012}, pages={265–270} }