Clinical application of 222 nm wavelength ultraviolet C irradiation on SARS CoV-2 contaminated environments

oleh: Wen-Lin Su, Chih-Pei Lin, Hui-Ching Huang, Yao-Kuang Wu, Mei-Chen Yang, Sheg-Kang Chiu, Ming-Yieh Peng, Ming-Chin Chan, You-Chen Chao

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Elsevier 2022-02-01

Deskripsi

This was a preliminary study on ultraviolet C (UVC) irradiation for SARS-CoV-2-contaminated hospital environments. Forty-eight locations were tested for SARS-CoV-2 using RT-PCR (33.3% contamination rate). After series dosages of 222-nm UVC irradiation, samples from the surfaces were negative at 15 s irradiation at 2 cm length (fluence: 81 mJ/cm2).