Research and Publications

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Evaluating Corneal Damage from 222-nm and 254-nm UV Light in Rats

UV Medico:

Two hundred twenty-two nanometres ultraviolet (UV) light produced by a krypton–chlorine excimer lamp is harmful to bacterial cells but not skin....

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Far-UVC Krypton Chloride Lamps-Safer DNA Exposure Compared to Sunlight

UV Medico:

This study aims to investigate, with computer modeling, the DNA damage (assessed by cyclobutane pyrimidine dimer (CPD) formation) from...

Need to Revise Human Exposure Limits for Ultraviolet UVC Radiation

UV Medico:

The COVID‐19 pandemic has greatly heightened interest in ultraviolet germicidal irradiation (UVGI) as an important intervention strategy to disinfect...

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UVC Light: A Safer Alternative for Reducing Surgical Site Infections

UV Medico:

Surgical site infections (SSIs) represent an important clinical problem associated with increased levels of surgical morbidity and mortality. UVC...

Filtered Far-UVC Light Causes Minimal DNA Damage to Human Skin

UV Medico:

We performed human skin irradiation in two settings using a filtered KrCl far‐UVC source (SafeZoneUVC, Ushio Inc., Tokyo, Japan): firstly, in a novel...

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100 Years of data - Far-UVC Impact on Pathogens, Cells, Skin, and Eyes

UV Medico:

The ongoing coronavirus pandemic requires new disinfection approaches, especially for airborne viruses. The 254 nm emission of low-pressure vacuum...

Harmless Effects of 222 nm Far-UVC Radiation on Mouse Skin and Eyes

UV Medico:

In this issue, Yamano et al. provide further evidence that germicidal 222‐nm far UV light has no immediate and delayed harmful effects on the skin...

Far-UVC Light: Safe for Skin, No Erythema or DNA Damage Detected

UV Medico:

It is well understood that ultraviolet‐C (UVC) radiation is effective for the destruction of micro‐organisms and drug‐resistant bacteria and is being...

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Germicidal Efficacy and Mammalian Skin Safety of 222-nm UV Light

UV Medico:

We have previously shown that 207-nm ultraviolet (UV) light has similar antimicrobial properties as typical germicidal UV light (254 nm), but without...

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Safe Long-Term Use of 222 nm UVC Lamps on UV-Sensitive Mice

UV Medico:

Germicidal lamps that emit primarily 254 nm ultraviolet radiation (UV) are routinely utilized for surface sterilization but cannot be used for human...