Ultrasound Improves Antimicrobial Effect of Sodium Hypochlorite and Instrumental Texture on Fresh-Cut Yellow Melon

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(a) Hypochlorous acid penetrates the bacteria and dissociates. (b) The bubble implosion generated by the cavitation process forms a microjet that impulses hypochlorous acid into the bacterial cell. Therefore, a greater amount of this compound is obtained in the cellular cytoplasm resulting in a greater antibacterial effect of sodium hypochlorite.

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