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 …

[HTML][HTML] The inactivation and destruction of viruses by reactive oxygen species generated through physical and cold atmospheric plasma techniques: Current status …

N Kaushik, S Mitra, EJ Baek, LN Nguyen… - Journal of Advanced …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Outbreaks of airborne viral infections, such as COVID-19, can cause panic
regarding other severe respiratory syndrome diseases that may develop and affect public …

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 …

Unwanted indoor air quality effects from using ultraviolet C lamps for disinfection

F Graeffe, Y Luo, Y Guo, M Ehn - Environmental Science & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Ultraviolet germicidal irradiation (UVGI) is known to inactivate various viruses and bacteria,
including SARS-CoV-2, and is widely applied especially in medical facilities. This …

[HTML][HTML] Coronavirus in water media: analysis, fate, disinfection and epidemiological applications

A Buonerba, MVA Corpuz, F Ballesteros… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
Considerable attention has been recently given to possible transmission of SARS-CoV-2 via
water media. This review addresses this issue and examines the fate of coronaviruses …

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 …

Phototherapy and optical waveguides for the treatment of infection

D Wang, ML Kuzma, X Tan, TC He, C Dong… - Advanced drug delivery …, 2021 - Elsevier
With rapid emergence of multi-drug resistant microbes, it is imperative to seek alternative
means for infection control. Optical waveguides are an auspicious delivery method for …

SARS-CoV-2 inactivation by ultraviolet radiation and visible light is dependent on wavelength and sample matrix

MA Schuit, TC Larason, ML Krause, BM Green… - … of Photochemistry and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Numerous studies have demonstrated that SARS-CoV-2 can be inactivated by ultraviolet
(UV) radiation. However, there are few data available on the relative efficacy of different …

UV-based technologies for SARS-CoV2 inactivation: Status and perspectives

N Trivellin, F Piva, D Fiorimonte, M Buffolo, C De Santi… - Electronics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the etiologic agent of
COVID-19, which has affected the international healthcare systems since the beginning of …