UV light has several applications and one of them is disinfection. UVC in particular is the wavelength of light that’s preferred for this use, but how safe is it? There are several home appliances that claim to disinfectant surfaces by up to 99.2 percent, but are they worth the money? Find out in this episode of Tech Against Covid.
0:00 Introduction
1:32 What is UVC Light?
2:47 What do Experts Have to Say About UVC light?
3:57 Acuva Solarix
4:56 Efficacy of UVC Gadgets
5:45 Philips (Signify) UVC Disinfection System
7:33 Can You Disinfect Masks With UVC?
8:17 Points of Caution When Working With UVC
9:05 What to Consider Before Buying UV-C Gadgets
Further Reading Links/Links For Reference:
Research links to efficacy of UVC against Sars CoV-2: https://www.ajicjournal.org/article/S0196-6553(20)30809-9/fulltext
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1280232/
Research links to efficacy of UVC against Ebola:
https://www.infectioncontroltoday.com/view/spectra254-ultraviolet-light-system-999-percent-effective-killing-ebola
A study on Ultraviolet-C decontamination of N95 filtering facepiece respirators:
https://www.n95decon.org/files/uvc-technical-report
Case Study on efficacy of Philips UVC Disinfection System in gaming arcades:
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1348561928851619
Anchor: Cyrus John (https://gadgets.ndtv.com/authors/cyrus-john-52)
Producer & Editor: Shubham Raheja (https://gadgets.ndtv.com/authors/shubham-raheja-43)
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