%0 Journal Article %A Abdel Majid Kassir and Joël Sonnard and Ludovic Roulin and Martine Baudin and Gilles Courret and Wolfram Manuel Brück %D 2022 %J International Journal of Chemical and Molecular Engineering %B World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology %I Open Science Index 192, 2022 %T Fast Prototyping for Atmospheric Plasma Sources Integration into Air Hand Dryers %U https://publications.waset.org/pdf/10012844 %V 192 %X Motivated by the current COVID-19 pandemic and the need to find alternative methods to contain and battle it, the purpose of this innovative project is to conceive a disinfection module equipped with a cold atmospheric plasma source. Such a plasma source was developed for a potential integration into pulsed air hand dryers. This type of plasma is known for its ability to generate reactive oxygen and nitrogen species that initiate bio-molecular reactions involved in bacterial and viral deactivation mechanisms. This study shows how additive manufacturing helped accelerate the prototyping of a nozzle allowing the preservation of the plasma flow from circulation cells and external interferences in the discharge’s surrounding. %P 131 - 136