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ArticlePathogens (Basel, Switzerland)2023

Far-UVC Radiation for Disinfecting Hands or Gloves?

Martin Hessling, Ben Sicks, Bernhard Lau

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Article in Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Martin HesslingInstitute of Medical Engineering and Mechatronics, Ulm University of Applied Sciences, Albert-Einstein-Allee 55, D-89081 Ulm, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-4859-2864
Ben SicksInstitute of Medical Engineering and Mechatronics, Ulm University of Applied Sciences, Albert-Einstein-Allee 55, D-89081 Ulm, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-4614-6043
Bernhard LauInstitute of Medical Engineering and Mechatronics, Ulm University of Applied Sciences, Albert-Einstein-Allee 55, D-89081 Ulm, Germany.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

(1) Background: Far-UVC radiation in the spectral range 200-230 nm has, according to previous findings, a strong antimicrobial effect on pathogens, but exhibits hardly any harmful effect on human skin. Therefore, the present study will discuss whether such radiation could also be suitable for hand disinfection in the healthcare sector. (2) Methods: Hands and gloves were microbially contaminated and exposed to radiation from a 222 nm krypton-chloride-excimer lamp. The applied doses were 23 mJ/cm

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222 nm excimer lampfar-UVC radiationgloveshand hygiene

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PMID36839485
PMCPMC9963788

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