Design and Experiments of the High Voltage Pulsed Electric Fields Sterilization System

This experiment designed the pulsed electric fields (PEF) of high intensity of 100 kV. cml sterilization system. Fluorescent pseudomonas as target cell was operated 180 s in the PEF. By observing the difference of the bacteria before and after the disposal by TEM, it is found that the cell wails of the treated bacteria were broken. Irreversible perforations were formed on the cell membrane. The cell inclusions and cell fragments were leaked. The cell died as a result. The results showed that the PEF sterilization system designed can be used for liquid food sterilization experiments.