Further evidence that far-UVC for disinfection is unlikely to cause erythema or pre-mutagenic DNA lesions in skin
Abstract
It is well understood that ultraviolet‐C (UVC) radiation is effective for the destruction of micro‐organisms and drug‐resistant bacteria and is being investigated for its effectiveness at destroying the virus responsible for the current Covid‐19 global pandemic. Far‐UVC (200 ‐ 220 nm) has been proposed as an effective disinfection radiation that is safe to humans. In 2014, Woods et al. undertook a first‐in‐person study to assess the effect on skin of a 222 nm UVC emitting device (Sterilray disinfectant wand, Healthy Environment Innovations, Dover, NH, USA).
Citation
Barnard , I R M , Eadie , E & Wood , K 2020 , ' Further evidence that far-UVC for disinfection is unlikely to cause erythema or pre-mutagenic DNA lesions in skin ' , Photodermatology, Photoimmunology, & Photomedicine , vol. 36 , no. 6 , pp. 476-477 . https://doi.org/10.1111/phpp.12580
Publication
Photodermatology, Photoimmunology, & Photomedicine
Status
Peer reviewed
ISSN
1600-0781Type
Journal article
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Funding: UK EPRSC PhD studentship (EP/N509759/1) and Medi-lase (SC037390).Collections
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