Modern technologies for improving cleaning and disinfection of environmental surfaces in hospitals
JM Boyce - Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control, 2016 - Springer
Experts agree that careful cleaning and disinfection of environmental surfaces are essential
elements of effective infection prevention programs. However, traditional manual cleaning …
elements of effective infection prevention programs. However, traditional manual cleaning …
[HTML][HTML] Light-based technologies for management of COVID-19 pandemic crisis
The global dissemination of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has accelerated the
need for the implementation of effective antimicrobial strategies to target the causative agent …
need for the implementation of effective antimicrobial strategies to target the causative agent …
Blue light for infectious diseases: Propionibacterium acnes, Helicobacter pylori, and beyond?
T Dai, A Gupta, CK Murray, MS Vrahas, GP Tegos… - Drug Resistance …, 2012 - Elsevier
Blue light, particularly in the wavelength range of 405–470nm, has attracted increasing
attention due to its intrinsic antimicrobial effect without the addition of exogenous …
attention due to its intrinsic antimicrobial effect without the addition of exogenous …
Light based anti-infectives: ultraviolet C irradiation, photodynamic therapy, blue light, and beyond
Highlights•Light-based anti-infectives work against biofilms and localized
infections.•Ultraviolet C light will kill all pathogens without killing host mammalian …
infections.•Ultraviolet C light will kill all pathogens without killing host mammalian …
Antibacterial activity of blue light against nosocomial wound pathogens growing planktonically and as mature biofilms
FD Halstead, JE Thwaite, R Burt, TR Laws… - Applied and …, 2016 - Am Soc Microbiol
The blue wavelengths within the visible light spectrum are intrinisically antimicrobial and can
photodynamically inactivate the cells of a wide spectrum of bacteria (Gram positive and …
photodynamically inactivate the cells of a wide spectrum of bacteria (Gram positive and …
A core quantitative coeffect calculus
Linear logic is well known for its resource-awareness, which has inspired the design of
several resource management mechanisms in programming language design. Its resource …
several resource management mechanisms in programming language design. Its resource …
Monitoring and improving the effectiveness of surface cleaning and disinfection
WA Rutala, DJ Weber - American journal of infection control, 2016 - Elsevier
Disinfection of noncritical environmental surfaces and equipment is an essential component
of an infection prevention program. Noncritical environmental surfaces and noncritical …
of an infection prevention program. Noncritical environmental surfaces and noncritical …
[图书][B] Non-homogeneous random walks: Lyapunov function methods for near-critical stochastic systems
Stochastic systems provide powerful abstract models for a variety of important real-life
applications: for example, power supply, traffic flow, data transmission. They (and the real …
applications: for example, power supply, traffic flow, data transmission. They (and the real …
Antimicrobial blue light versus pathogenic bacteria: mechanism, application in the food industry, hurdle technologies and potential resistance
J Hadi, S Wu, G Brightwell - Foods, 2020 - mdpi.com
Blue light primarily exhibits antimicrobial activity through the activation of endogenous
photosensitizers, which leads to the formation of reactive oxygen species that attack …
photosensitizers, which leads to the formation of reactive oxygen species that attack …
Review of the comparative susceptibility of microbial species to photoinactivation using 380–480 nm violet‐blue light
Antimicrobial violet‐blue light is an emerging technology designed for enhanced clinical
decontamination and treatment applications, due to its safety, efficacy and ease of use. This …
decontamination and treatment applications, due to its safety, efficacy and ease of use. This …