In spite of simplifications mentioned above, the empirical model describes adequately the survival
curves obtained in the experiments. This model allows us to make an important conclusion on the crucial
role of the reparation of different cell components under plasma sterilization—if the reparation is
“switched off” in the model, the calculated exposure time needed for complete sterilization (Nsurv/N0 ≤
10–6) is much lower compared with experimental one (dashed curves in Figs. 12 and 13). It means the
cell is not a passive object but the cell fights intensively for its own life immediately in the course of
sterilization process.