Publications

News, Research and Advice on 222nm Far-UVC Light

Research On Far-UVC Lighting

Research breakthroughs in 2020 peer-reviewed studies on Far-UV irradiation for AP-UVGI applications.

Extreme Exposure to Filtered Far-UVC: A Case Study
September 2020

Study Shows Ushio’s Care222(R) Lamps Effectively Inactivate SARS-CoV-2 (The COVID-19 Virus
September 4, 2020
https://www.ajicjournal.org/article/S0196-6553(20)30809-9/fulltext

Far-UVC light: A new tool to control the spread of airborne-mediated microbial diseases
August 20, 2020
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-21058-w.pdf

Exploratory clinical trial on the safety and bactericidal effect of 222-nm ultraviolet C irradiation in healthy humans
August 1, 2020
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0235948

Far-UVC light (222 nm) efficiently and safely inactivates airborne human coronaviruses
June 1, 2020
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-67211-2

Repetitive irradiation with 222nm UVC shown to be non-carcinogenic & safe for sterilizing human skin
April 1, 2020
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-04/ku-riw040720.php

Ultraviolet C light with a wavelength of 222 nm inactivates a wide spectrum of microbial pathogens
March 31, 2020
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0195670120301298

Long-term Effects of 222-nm ultraviolet radiation C Sterilizing Lamps on Mice Susceptible to Ultraviolet Radiation
March 1, 2020
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/php.13269

DNA Damage Kills Bacterial Spores and Cells Exposed to 222-Nanometer UV Radiation
January 1, 2020
https://aem.asm.org/content/86/8/e03039-19