Is UV-C “light wand” mobile disinfection in air ambulance helicopters effective?

Comparative inactivation of adenovirus serotypes by UV light disinfection.

The results of this study confirm that adenoviruses are the most resistant enteric viruses to inactivation by UV light and that adenovirus 40 appears to be the most resistant. The effect of freeze-thawing and storage in water may affect the sensitivity of some adenoviruses to inactivation by UV light.

Disinfection Efficiency and Dose Measurement of Polychromatic UV Light

Surface disinfection by exposure to germicidal UV light.

The present study was aimed to design a simple model to check efficacy of germicidal UV tube, to standardise the position, distance and time for UV light and also to find out its efficacy against medically important bacteria, the bacterial spores and fungi. The microbial cultures tested included gram positive and gram negative bacteria, bacterial spores and fungal spores. The microbes streaked ...

Impact of Room Location on UV-C Irradiance and UV-C Dosage and Antimicrobial Effect Delivered by a Mobile UV-C Light Device

OBJECTIVE To evaluate ultraviolet C (UV-C) irradiance, UV-C dosage, and antimicrobial effect achieved by a mobile continuous UV-C device. DESIGN Prospective observational study. METHODS We used 6 UV light sensors to determine UV-C irradiance (W/cm2) and UV-C dosage (µWsec/cm2) at various distances from and orientations relative to the UV-C device during 5-minute and 15-minute cycles in an ICU r...

UVA-LED Air Disinfection

Department of Preventive Environment and Nutrition, Institute of Health Biosciences, 3-18-15, Kuramoto-cho, Tokushima city, Tokushima 770-8503, Japan Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Institute of Socio Techno Sciences, 2-1, Miname Jyosanjima-cho, Tokushima city, 770-8506, Japan The University of Tokushima Graduate School Corresponding author: Akira Takahashi, M.D., Ph.D., De...