By Pratibha Sharma, director of UV business, and Saya Han, director of Marketing and Business Development, Violumas Transportation systems are among the busiest public spaces, moving millions of people every day. With such high passenger volumes, specifically in large cities, they naturally become hubs for the transmission of communicable diseases. 1 Close contact with a … [Read more...] about Integrating UV LED Technology into Transportation Systems
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UV Applications in Transportation and Water Reuse
Compiled by Isabel “Izzy” Medeiros and James P. Malley, Jr., Ph.D., University of New Hampshire Owners and operators of UV technology are an important stakeholder group; these professionals have limited time and often prefer to remain anonymous when providing feedback. For this quarter, Operator’s Corner did not receive feedback in the Transportation sector and so has … [Read more...] about UV Applications in Transportation and Water Reuse
Insights from Providers of GUV Applications for Air and Surfaces
Compiled by Isabel “Izzy” Medeiros and James P. Malley, Jr., Ph.D., University of New Hampshire Owners and operators of UV technology are an important stakeholder group; these professionals have limited time and often prefer to remain anonymous when providing feedback. As a result, UV Solutions now builds this column from responses to a Qualtrics survey sent out each quarter … [Read more...] about Insights from Providers of GUV Applications for Air and Surfaces
Development of Reliable Measurement Procedures and UV-C Microbial Inactivation Data on Surfaces
By William Anderson, University of Waterloo; Tatiana Koutchma, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada; and Richard Dixon, Coalition for Community and Healthcare Acquired Infection Reduction (CHAIR) In response to concerns raised during the SARS-CoV2 pandemic, Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) issued a new regulation for the approval of ultraviolet germicidal … [Read more...] about Development of Reliable Measurement Procedures and UV-C Microbial Inactivation Data on Surfaces
Operator’s Corner: UV Disinfection in Transportation Applications, Post-COVID-19
Isabel “Izzy” Medeiros, MS Student, Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of New Hampshire, izzy.medeiros@unh.edu James P. Malley Jr., Ph.D., Editor-in-Chief, UV Solutions and Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of New Hampshire, jim.malley@unh.edu Owners and operators of UV technology are an important stakeholder group. These professionals … [Read more...] about Operator’s Corner: UV Disinfection in Transportation Applications, Post-COVID-19
Operators Corner: Let Us Hear from Providers of GUV for Air and Surfaces
Isabel “Izzy” Medeiros MS Student, Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of New Hampshire izzy.medeiros@unh.edu James P. Malley Jr., Ph.D. Editor-in-Chief, UV Solutions and Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of New Hampshire jim.malley@unh.edu Owners and operators of UV technology are an important stakeholder group. These professionals … [Read more...] about Operators Corner: Let Us Hear from Providers of GUV for Air and Surfaces
Future Disinfection of Touchscreens by Far UV-C LEDs: A Feasibility Study
By Ben Sicks, Oksana Gurow and Martin Hessling, Institute of Medical Engineering and Mechatronics of Ulm University of Applied Sciences With the global trend towards digitalization, the application of touchscreens also is increasing in all areas of life. 1 This includes everyday situations, such as public ticket machines, but also in medical facilities such as hospitals, 2 and … [Read more...] about Future Disinfection of Touchscreens by Far UV-C LEDs: A Feasibility Study
Air and Surface Treatment Using Germicidal Ultraviolet-C (GUV)
By Holger Claus, Ushio America, and Michael Clark, Far UV Technologies This article attempts to define and describe key aspects of Germicidal UV (GUV) technology specifically for air and surface disinfection to get a clearer understanding of key values, limitations, opportunities and especially gaps in the understanding of GUV between the researchers, practitioners and … [Read more...] about Air and Surface Treatment Using Germicidal Ultraviolet-C (GUV)
Designing for Surface Decontamination with UV-C LEDs: A Review of UV Reflectance Materials
By Amy Hedrick, CEO/Founder, Cleanbox Technology In designing a UV-C-based product for multi-material, multi-dimensional surface decontamination, there are several critical components to consider. These components include the size of the objects being decontaminated, the complication of the surface structure of those objects and the various means by which UV-C efficacy can … [Read more...] about Designing for Surface Decontamination with UV-C LEDs: A Review of UV Reflectance Materials
Innovation Column | UV-C Wing Extends Germicidal Disinfection for Transportation and Healthcare
by Liz Stevens, writer, UV Solutions UV-C increasingly is used for disinfection of indoor spaces, especially in light of the persistent COVID-19 coronavirus and its variants. Los Angeles, California-based Dimer LLC has been pioneering UV-C innovations since 2012 when orthopedic surgeon Dr. Arthur Kreitenberg, the company’s co-founder, leveraged his experience with operating … [Read more...] about Innovation Column | UV-C Wing Extends Germicidal Disinfection for Transportation and Healthcare