ArticleScientific reports2020
Rapid and complete inactivation of SARS-CoV-2 by ultraviolet-C irradiation.
Article in Scientific reports, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 72 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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72 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Pooled it
- Disinfection methods against SARS-CoV-2: a systematic review.The Journal of hospital infection · 2022Pooled it
- Can Non-Thermal Microwave Irradiation Inactivate Viruses? A Review with Some Computations.Viruses · 2026Review
- Novel treatment of infectious keratitis in canine corneas using ultraviolet C (UV-C) light.Veterinary ophthalmology · 2025Article
- Electromagnetic waves destabilize the SARS-CoV-2 Spike protein and reduce SARS-CoV-2 Virus-Like particle (SC2-VLP) infectivity.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Randomized trial of ultraviolet irradiation units installed in homes of children and adolescents with asthma.The journal of allergy and clinical immunology. Global · 2025Article
- Reactive oxygen species generated by irradiation with bandpass-filtered 222-nm Far-UVC play an important role in the germicidal mechanism toApplied and environmental microbiology · 2025Article
- Evaluation of the killing effects of UVFrontiers in veterinary science · 2025Article
- Review
- Light-Induced Transformation of Virus-Like Particles on TiOACS applied materials & interfaces · 2024Article
- Estimation of the UV susceptibility of aerosolized SARS-CoV-2 to 254 nm irradiation using CFD-based room disinfection simulations.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Mechanical and Physical Changes in Bio-Polybutylene-Succinate Induced by UVC Ray Photodegradation.Polymers · 2024Article
- RoboCoV Cleaner: An Indoor Autonomous UV-C Disinfection Robot with Advanced Dual-Safety Systems.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Germicidal efficacy of continuous and pulsed ultraviolet-C radiation on pathogen models and SARS-CoV-2.Photochemical & photobiological sciences : Official journal of the European Photochemistry Association and the European Society for Photobiology · 2024Article
- Photoinactivation of the bacteriophage PhiX174 by UVA radiation and visible light in SM buffer and DMEM-F12.BMC research notes · 2024Article
- Impacts of Surface Characteristics and Dew Point on the Blue-Light (BLMicroorganisms · 2023Article
- Virus Behavior after UVMicroorganisms · 2023Article
- Ultrafast inactivation of SARS-CoV-2 by 254-nm UV-C irradiation on porous and non-porous media of medical interest using an omnidirectional chamber.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Wavelength dependence of ultraviolet light inactivation for SARS-CoV-2 omicron variants.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- High-Intensity Ultraviolet-C Irradiation Efficiently Inactivates SARS-CoV-2 Under Typical Cold Chain Temperature.Food and environmental virology · 2023Article
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Abstract
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic has devastated global public health systems and economies, with over 52 million people infected, millions of jobs and businesses lost, and more than 1 million deaths recorded to date. Contact with surfaces contaminated with droplets generated by infected persons through exhaling, talking, coughing and sneezing is a major driver of SARS-CoV-2 transmission, with the virus being able to survive on surfaces for extended periods of time. To interrupt these chains of transmission, there is an urgent need for devices that can be deployed to inactivate the virus on both recently and existing contaminated surfaces. Here, we describe the inactivation of SARS-CoV-2 in both wet and dry format using radiation generated by a commercially available Signify ultraviolet (UV)-C light source at 254 nm. We show that for contaminated surfaces, only seconds of exposure is required for complete inactivation, allowing for easy implementation in decontamination workflows.
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