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Summary Studies & Broad-Based Research

UV Light Air Disinfection has been understood and demonstrated for well over 100 years. Below you will find just a sampling of the many studies that prove the overwhelming effectiveness, and safety of Krypton Light Air Disinfection.

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General Articles, Wound Care, and
other Miscellaneous Studies

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  • Far-UVC light: A new tool to control the spread of airborne-mediated microbial diseases. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5807439/ - Welch D, Buonanno M, Grilj V, Shuryak I, Crickmore C, Bigelow AW, Randers-Pehrson G, Johnson GW, Brenner DJ. Sci Rep. 2018 Feb 9;8(1):2752. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-21058-w. Erratum in: Sci Rep. 2021 Sep 7;11(1):18122. PMID: 29426899; PMCID: PMC5807439.

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  • Germicidal Efficacy and Mammalian Skin Safety of 222-nm UV Light. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5552051/ - Buonanno M, Ponnaiya B, Welch D, Stanislauskas M, Randers-Pehrson G, Smilenov L, Lowy FD, Owens DM, Brenner DJ. Radiat Res. 2017 Apr;187(4):483-491. doi: 10.1667/RR0010CC.1. Epub 2017 Feb 22. PMID: 28225654; PMCID: PMC5552051.

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  • A Need to Revise Human Exposure Limits for Ultraviolet UV-C Radiation†. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8252557/ - Sliney DH, Stuck BE. Photochem Photobiol. 2021 May;97(3):485-492. doi: 10.1111/php.13402. Epub 2021 Mar 25. PMID: 33590879; PMCID: PMC8252557.

 

  • UV Inactivation of SARS-CoV-2 across the UVC Spectrum: KrCl* Excimer, Mercury-Vapor, and Light-Emitting-Diode (LED) Sources. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34495736/ - Ma B, Gundy PM, Gerba CP, Sobsey MD, Linden KG. Appl Environ Microbiol. 2021 Oct 28;87(22):e0153221. doi: 10.1128/AEM.01532-21. Epub 2021 Sep 8. PMID: 34495736; PMCID: PMC8552892.

 

  • Spectrum of virucidal activity from ultraviolet to infrared radiation. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8047562/ - Horton L, Torres AE, Narla S, Lyons AB, Kohli I, Gelfand JM, Ozog DM, Hamzavi IH, Lim HW. Photochem Photobiol Sci. 2020 Oct 14;19(10):1262-1270. doi: 10.1039/d0pp00221f. PMID: 32812619; PMCID: PMC8047562.

 

  • Disinfection and healing effects of 222-nm UVC light on methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection in mouse wounds. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5771808/ - Narita K, Asano K, Morimoto Y, Igarashi T, Hamblin MR, Dai T, Nakane A. 1.J Photochem Photobiol B. 2018 Jan;178:10-18. doi: 10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2017.10.030. Epub 2017 Oct 27. Erratum in: J Photochem Photobiol B. 2018 Apr 3;: PMID: 29101868; PMCID: PMC5771808.

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  • Exploratory clinical trial on the safety and bactericidal effect of 222-nm ultraviolet C irradiation in healthy humans. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32785216/ - Fukui T, Niikura T, Oda T, Kumabe Y, Ohashi H, Sasaki M, Igarashi T, Kunisada M, Yamano N, Oe K, Matsumoto T, Matsushita T, Hayashi S, Nishigori C, Kuroda R. PLoS One. 2020 Aug 12;15(8):e0235948. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0235948. PMID: 32785216; PMCID: PMC7423062.

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  • DNA Damage Kills Bacterial Spores and Cells Exposed to 222-Nanometer UV Radiation. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7117916/ - Taylor W, Camilleri E, Craft DL, Korza G, Granados MR, Peterson J, Szczpaniak R, Weller SK, Moeller R, Douki T, Mok WWK, Setlow P. Appl Environ Microbiol. 2020 Apr 1;86(8):e03039-19. doi: 10.1128/AEM.03039-19. PMID: 32033948; PMCID: PMC7117916.

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  • Disinfection capabilities of a 222 nm wavelength ultraviolet lighting device: a pilot study. https://doi.org/10.12968/jowc.2021.30.2.96 - Jun Chance Goh, Dale Fisher, Eileen Chor Hoong Hing, Lee Hanjing, Yap Yan Lin, Jane Lim, Ong Wei Chen, and Lim Thiam Chye Journal of Wound Care 2021 30:2, 96-104  

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