Publications
Perspectives and Recommendations Regarding Standards for Ultraviolet-C Whole-Room Disinfection in Healthcare
University of California Irvine School of Medicine
Arthur Kreitenberg and Richard A. Martinello
Anti-microbial effect of filtered 222nm excimer lamps in a hospital waiting area
Jacob Thyrsted, Søren Helbo Skaarup, Andreas Fløe Hvass, Sara Moeslund Joensen, Stine Y. Nielsen, Elisabeth Bendstrup, Pernille Hauschildt, Christian K. Holm
Computer Modeling Indicates Dramatically Less DNA Damage from Far-UVC Krypton Chloride Lamps (222 nm) than from Sunlight Exposure
University of Dundee
fda.gov linked to research paper published on nature.com
Far-UVC light efficiently and safely inactivates airborne human coronaviruses
Manuela Buonanno, David Welch, Igor Shuryak et al. Far-UVC light efficiently and safely inactivates airborne human coronaviruses. 27 April 2020, PREPRINT (Version 1) available at Research Square.
Action spectra for validation of pathogen disinfection in medium-pressure ultraviolet (UV) systems
Sara E. Beck, Harold B. Wright, Thomas M. Hargy, Thomas C. Larason, Karl G. Linden. Action spectra for validation of pathogen disinfection in medium-pressure ultraviolet (UV) systems. Water Research, Volume 70, 2015, Pages 27-37, ISSN 0043-1354.
Chronic irradiation with 222-nm UVC light induces neither DNA damage nor epidermal lesions in mouse skin, even at high doses
Narita K, Asano K, Morimoto Y, Igarashi T, Nakane A (2018). Chronic irradiation with 222-nm UVC light induces neither DNA damage nor epidermal lesions in mouse skin, even at high doses. PLOS ONE 13(7): e0201259.
222-nm UVC inactivates a wide spectrum of microbial pathogens
Narita, Kouji & Asano, Krisana & Naito, Keisuke & Ohashi, Hiroyuki & Sasaki, Masahiro & Morimoto, Yukihiro & Igarashi, Tatsushi & Nakane, Akio (2020). 222-nm UVC inactivates a wide spectrum of microbial pathogens. Journal of Hospital Infection, 23 March 2020, PREPROOF published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of The Healthcare Infection Society.
Long-term effects of 222 nm ultraviolet radiation C sterilizing lamps on mice susceptible to ultraviolet radiation
Willie Taylor, Emily Camilleri, D. Levi Craft, George Korza, Maria Rocha Granados, Jaliyah Peterson, Renata Szczpaniak, Sandra K. Weller, Ralf Moeller, Thierry Douki, Wendy W. K. Mok, Peter Setlow. DNA Damage Kills Bacterial Spores and Cells Exposed to 222-Nanometer UV Radiation. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, Apr 2020, 86 (8) e03039-19.
Far-UVC light: A new tool to control the spread of airborne-mediated microbial diseases
Welch, D., Buonanno, M., Grilj, V. et al. Far-UVC light: A new tool to control the spread of airborne-mediated microbial diseases. Sci Rep 8:2752 (2018).
Evaluation of acute corneal damage induced by 222-nm and 254-nm ultraviolet light in Sprague–Dawley rats
Sachiko Kaidzu, Kazunobu Sugihara, Masahiro Sasaki, Aiko Nishiaki, Tatsushi Igarashi & Masaki Tanito (2019). Evaluation of acute corneal damage induced by 222-nm and 254-nm ultraviolet light in Sprague–Dawley rats. Free Radical Research, 53:6, Pages 611-617
Effect of far ultraviolet light emitted from an optical diffuser on methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in vitro
Welch D, Buonanno M, Shuryak I, Randers-Pehrson G, Spotnitz HM, et al. (2018). Effect of far ultraviolet light emitted from an optical diffuser on methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in vitro. PLOS ONE 13(8): e0202275.
Far UV-C Radiation: Current State-of Knowledge
International Ultraviolet Association