Abstract:Hospitals use germicidal lamps at ultraviolet wavelengths (UV-C -254 nm) to sterilize equipment, water and the environment in operating rooms. The food and medicine industries use them to disinfect various types of products, containers and packaging. Thistechnology is currently being used to disinfect environments, medical and hospital equipment and protective equipment in common use in the face of the current COVID-19 pandemic. In view of the UV-C applications to pe… Show more
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