Advantages of highly ionized pulse plasma magnetron sputtering (HIPIMS) of silver for improved E-coli inactivation

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Several conductor designs featuring High Temperature Superconducting (HTS) stacked tapes for fusion coils are being proposed. These conductors are planned to operate in time-varying magnetic field and current; thus, the estimation of AC losses is fundament ...

Advantages of highly ionized pulse plasma magnetron sputtering (HIPIMS) of silver for improved E-coli inactivation

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