Far-UVC light: A new tool to control the spread of airborne-mediated microbial diseases

Abstract Airborne-mediated microbial diseases such as influenza and tuberculosis represent major public health challenges. A direct approach to prevent airborne transmission is inactivation of airborne pathogens, and the airborne antimicrobial potential of UVC ultraviolet light has long been establi...

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Main Authors: David Welch, Manuela Buonanno, Veljko Grilj, Igor Shuryak, Connor Crickmore, Alan W. Bigelow, Gerhard Randers-Pehrson, Gary W. Johnson, David J. Brenner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018-02-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-21058-w