Flow-Through Portable Antivirus UV-C Optical Enclosures to be Used with Protective Masks

UV-C light is an important disinfection tool against airborne viruses, while also being harmful if the light reaches the human skin. Body-attached reflective flow-through optical enclosures can be used for isolating the UV-C light from the user as well as elevating the irradiance level. In this stud...

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Autor principal:	Ozgur Selimoglu
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Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	Hindawi Limited 2021
Materias:	Optics. Light QC350-467
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:6c1556a4b7b14e27a89d43819cd0cc742021-11-22T01:10:34ZFlow-Through Portable Antivirus UV-C Optical Enclosures to be Used with Protective Masks1687-939210.1155/2021/7427717https://doaj.org/article/6c1556a4b7b14e27a89d43819cd0cc742021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/7427717https://doaj.org/toc/1687-9392UV-C light is an important disinfection tool against airborne viruses, while also being harmful if the light reaches the human skin. Body-attached reflective flow-through optical enclosures can be used for isolating the UV-C light from the user as well as elevating the irradiance level. In this study, we explain why air-sterilizing light enclosures are more effective than the expectations by introducing a dose multiplication factor of 4. As a result of omnidirectional illumination, air sterilization becomes more effective than surface disinfection if similar irradiance levels are measured from the enclosure wall. The methodology is explained by the design of a portable enclosure device primarily targeting the COVID-19 virus, and disinfection effectiveness better than 99.5% is demonstrated by biological tests.Ozgur SelimogluHindawi LimitedarticleOptics. LightQC350-467ENInternational Journal of Optics, Vol 2021 (2021)
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description	UV-C light is an important disinfection tool against airborne viruses, while also being harmful if the light reaches the human skin. Body-attached reflective flow-through optical enclosures can be used for isolating the UV-C light from the user as well as elevating the irradiance level. In this study, we explain why air-sterilizing light enclosures are more effective than the expectations by introducing a dose multiplication factor of 4. As a result of omnidirectional illumination, air sterilization becomes more effective than surface disinfection if similar irradiance levels are measured from the enclosure wall. The methodology is explained by the design of a portable enclosure device primarily targeting the COVID-19 virus, and disinfection effectiveness better than 99.5% is demonstrated by biological tests.
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title	Flow-Through Portable Antivirus UV-C Optical Enclosures to be Used with Protective Masks
title_short	Flow-Through Portable Antivirus UV-C Optical Enclosures to be Used with Protective Masks
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Flow-Through Portable Antivirus UV-C Optical Enclosures to be Used with Protective Masks

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