The COVID-19 pandemic has increased the public’s awareness of UV disinfection, and that’s reflected in the growing number of LED-based products available on the market. UV light is used to disinfect ...

LEDs emitting light in the range of 200 nm to 400 nm are classified as UV LEDs. Within this range, there are three bands, UV-A with wavelengths from 300 nm to 400 nm, UV-B with wavelengths between 280 ...

Many efforts to reduce transmission of diseases like Covid-19 and the flu have focused on measures such as masking and isolation, but another useful approach is reducing the load of airborne pathogens ...

How ultraviolet light (UV) works as a disinfection technology depends upon the wavelength(s) being employed. The UVC band with a wavelength of 200-280nm has emerged as a viable solution for interior ...

Ultraviolet light has a long history as a disinfectant, and the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes COVID-19, is readily rendered harmless by UV light. The question is how best to harness UV light to fight ...

Perhaps the first randomized trial of an air cleaning device for nursing homes showed no significant impact on the primary endpoint for acute respiratory infection incidence. A secondary analysis did, ...

Editor MAURY WRIGHT shares the outlook from industry contacts regarding the utility of UV-C technology even as the world looks for pandemic dangers to recede. Never would any of us have hoped for a ...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KWWL) -- From alcohol-based sanitizers to electrostatic sprayers, health care agencies, businesses, and really any and everywhere open to the public are trying a multitude of ...

The same light bulbs used in offices and public spaces can destroy coronaviruses and HIV, according to a new study. The same light bulbs used in offices and public spaces can destroy coronaviruses and ...

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While useful for killing pathogens including SARS-CoV-2, 222-nanometer UV lights may produce harmful compounds in indoor spaces, and should be used with ventilation, researchers have found. Many ...