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ELECTROCHEMICAL ERADICATION OF MICROBES ON SURFACES OF OBJECTS

  • US 20150073491A1
  • Filed: 11/13/2014
  • Published: 03/12/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/03/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of treating the surface of an object, wherein the object is of such material that it can act as a working electrode, the method comprising:

  • providing a reference electrode, a counter electrode, and the object acting as the working electrode; and

    passing electrical current through the working and counter electrodes, wherein the current through the counter electrode is varied such that the electric potential of the working electrode is substantially constant relative to the electric potential of the reference electrode.

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