[HTML][HTML] Ultraviolet C irradiation: A promising approach for the disinfection of public spaces?

AR Pereira, DFO Braga, M Vassal, IB Gomes… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Ultraviolet irradiation C (UVC) has emerged as an effective strategy for microbial control in
indoor public spaces. UVC is commonly applied for air, surface, and water disinfection …

UVC-based photoinactivation as an efficient tool to control the transmission of coronaviruses

SK Bhardwaj, H Singh, A Deep, M Khatri… - Science of The Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic made us re-realize the importance of environmental
disinfection and sanitation in indoor areas, hospitals, and clinical rooms. UVC irradiation of …

UVC disinfects SARS-CoV-2 by induction of viral genome damage without apparent effects on viral morphology and proteins

CW Lo, R Matsuura, K Iimura, S Wada, A Shinjo… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has been a pandemic
threat worldwide and causes severe health and economic burdens. Contaminated …

SARS-CoV-2 survival on surfaces and the effect of UV-C light

A Gidari, S Sabbatini, S Bastianelli, S Pierucci, C Busti… - Viruses, 2021 - mdpi.com
The aim of this study was to establish the persistence of severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) on inanimate surfaces such as plastic, stainless steel, and …

Quantitative evaluation of SARS-CoV-2 inactivation using a deep ultraviolet light-emitting diode

T Minamikawa, T Koma, A Suzuki, T Mizuno… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Inactivation technology for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
is certainly a critical measure to mitigate the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID …

How to make personal protective equipment spontaneously and continuously antimicrobial (incorporating oxidase-like catalysts)

X Jin, F Gao, M Qin, Y Yu, Y Zhao, T Shao, C Chen… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The inability of commercial personal protective equipment (PPE) to inactivate microbes in
the droplets/aerosols they intercept makes used PPE a potential source of cross …

The efficacy of ultraviolet light-emitting technology against coronaviruses: a systematic review

F Chiappa, B Frascella, GP Vigezzi, M Moro… - Journal of Hospital …, 2021 - Elsevier
The ongoing pandemic of COVID-19 has underlined the importance of adopting effective
infection prevention and control (IPC) measures in hospital and community settings …

The viability of SARS-CoV-2 on solid surfaces

M Hosseini, S Behzadinasab, Z Benmamoun… - Current Opinion in …, 2021 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 pandemic had a major impact on life in 2020 and 2021. One method of
transmission occurs when the causative virus, SARS-CoV-2, contaminates solids …

SARS-CoV-2 electrochemical immunosensor based on the spike-ACE2 complex

V Vásquez, MC Navas, JA Jaimes, J Orozco - Analytica chimica acta, 2022 - Elsevier
Rapid, straightforward, and massive diagnosis of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is
one of the more important measures to mitigate the current pandemics. This work reports on …

The virucidal effects of 405 nm visible light on SARS-CoV-2 and influenza A virus

R Rathnasinghe, S Jangra, L Miorin, M Schotsaert… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
The germicidal potential of specific wavelengths within the electromagnetic spectrum is an
area of growing interest. While ultra-violet (UV) based technologies have shown satisfactory …