Are you working with UV-C LEDs for Disinfection? If so, tell me about it.

UV-C lamps are being replaced by UV-C LEDs for disinfection treatment purposes. There are many use cases including consumer, buildings, industrial, medical, among others.

Are you working with UV-C LEDs? If so, can you talk about it? element14 is planning on some activities around it. I'd like to get a sense of the community's experience with it. Thanks.

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dougw over 3 years ago +7

I was involved in building the water purification systems for the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory, which used UV as one aspect in the complex process of making the cleanest water in the world. This was a…
ralphjy over 3 years ago +6

Many years ago when I thought I wanted to be a microbiologist, I grew large quantities of Clostridium bacteria as part of my research during an NSF internship. We used UV lamps for disinfecting our workstations…
shabaz over 3 years ago +5

Hi Randall, A friend of mine is using UV-C for disinfecting shoes. When the family comes in from outside, they leave their shoes underneath the LEDs, i.e. the shoes remain in a storage area that disinfects…

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shabaz over 3 years ago

Hi Randall,

A friend of mine is using UV-C for disinfecting shoes. When the family comes in from outside, they leave their shoes underneath the LEDs, i.e. the shoes remain in a storage area that disinfects them, outside a secondary door of the home. I thought it was a great idea!
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rscasny over 3 years ago in reply to shabaz

I honestly would never have thought of that for removing odors, I presume.
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shabaz over 3 years ago in reply to rscasny

Yes, I think so, and also any viruses/bacteria that may be around. Possibly it also slightly helps when kids forget to wash hands when they get to school for mealtimes etc., less chance they will have bacteria from their shoes onto their hands. But probably they will have picked up loads of bacteria from elsewhere by that time.
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shabaz over 3 years ago in reply to rscasny

Yes, I think so, and also any viruses/bacteria that may be around. Possibly it also slightly helps when kids forget to wash hands when they get to school for mealtimes etc., less chance they will have bacteria from their shoes onto their hands. But probably they will have picked up loads of bacteria from elsewhere by that time.
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