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Application of 265-nm UVC LED Lighting to Sterilization of Typical Gram Negative and Positive Bacteria

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UV LED lightings have been displacing conventional UV lamps due to their high efficiency, long lifetime, etc. A sterilizing lighting was prepared by assembling a UV LED module composed of 265-nm UVC LEDs and a silica lens array with a driver module comprised of a driver IC controlling pulse width modulation and constant current. The silica lens array was designed and fabricated to focus UV beam and simultaneously to give a uniform light distribution over specimens. Then pasteurizing effect of the lighting was analyzed for four kinds of bacteria and one yeast which are dangerous to people with low immunity. Sterilizing tests on these germs were carried out at the both exposure distances of 10 and 100 mm for various exposure durations up to 600 s.

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Lee, Y.W., Yoon, H.D., Park, JH. et al. Application of 265-nm UVC LED Lighting to Sterilization of Typical Gram Negative and Positive Bacteria. J. Korean Phys. Soc. 72, 1174–1178 (2018). https://doi.org/10.3938/jkps.72.1174

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