Shortwave excilamps as effective sources of radiation for inactivation of viruses and bacteria

Avdeev, S.M., Panarin, V.A., Skakun, V.S., Sorokin, D.A., Sosnin, E.A.

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Соснин Э.А., Скакун В.С., Панарин В.А., Авдеев С.М., Сорокин Д.А. Коротковолновые эксилампы — эффективные источники излучения для инактивации вирусов и бактерий // Оптический журнал. 2021. Т. 88. № 10. С. 50–58. http://doi.org/10.17586/1023-5086-2021-88-10-50-58

Sosnin E.A., Skakun V.S., Panarin V.A., Avdeev S.M., Sorokin D.A. Shortwave excilamps as effective sources of radiation for inactivation of viruses and bacteria [in Russian] // Opticheskii Zhurnal. 2021. V. 88. № 10. P. 50–58. http://doi.org/10.17586/1023-5086-2021-88-10-50-58

For citation (Journal of Optical Technology):

É. A. Sosnin, V. S. Skakun, V. A. Panarin, S. M. Avdeev, and D. A. Sorokin, "Shortwave excilamps as effective sources of radiation for inactivation of viruses and bacteria," Journal of Optical Technology. 88(10), 587-592 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1364/JOT.88.000587

Abstract:

The modern level of research on the inactivation of viruses, bacteria, and living cells under the influence of ultraviolet radiation from excilamps is presented. Special attention is paid to the inactivation of viruses, which is relevant in connection with the spread of coronavirus infections. It has been shown that UVC excilamps, emitting in the wavelength range of 200–240 nm, are an alternative to classical sources of ultraviolet radiation for inactivating viruses. They can be used alone or in combination with known sources (e.g., LEDs, low pressure mercury lamps). A forecast was made for the development of a new technology for disinfecting air and surfaces from infectious agents of various etiologies.

Keywords:

bactericidal and viricidal action, coronavirus, excilamp, UVC radiation

Acknowledgements:

The authors express their deep gratitude to their colleagues in the Department of Microbiology and Virology of the Siberian State Medical University (Russia, Tomsk), the Department of Cytology and Genetics of Tomsk State University (Russia, Tomsk) and the Faculty of Biomedical Engineering of the University of Eindhoven (the Netherlands, Eindhoven) for their assistance in studying the effect of the ultraviolet radiation of excilamps on microorganisms.

This article was prepared within the framework of the State Assignment of the IHCE SB RAS, project no. FWRM-2021-0014.

OCIS codes: 000.1430, 230.6080, 260.7190, 350.5130

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