Minimal, superficial DNA damage in human skin from filtered far-ultraviolet-C (UV-C)

Robyn Hickerson; Michael Conneely; S. K. Hirata Tsutsumi; Kenneth Wood; David Jackson; Sally Ibbotson; Ewan Eadie

doi:10.1111/bjd.19816

Minimal, superficial DNA damage in human skin from filtered far-ultraviolet-C (UV-C)

Robyn Hickerson, Michael Conneely, S. K. Hirata Tsutsumi, Kenneth Wood, David Jackson, Sally Ibbotson, Ewan Eadie (Lead / Corresponding author)

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Abstract

Krypton‐Chloride (Kr‐Cl) excimer lamps have a peak emission wavelength of 222 nm in the ultraviolet‐C (UV‐C) region of the electromagnetic spectrum. Currently Kr‐Cl lamps are the only viable “far‐UV‐C” sources for full‐room inactivation of airborne SARS‐CoV‐2, the virus responsible for the COVID‐19 pandemic1. Commercially available Kr‐Cl excimer lamps can be retro‐fitted to existing room lamp fittings or mounted at ceiling height independently. Other technologies, such as light emitting diodes (LEDs), are currently neither efficient nor powerful enough for such a task.

Original language	English
Journal	British Journal of Dermatology
Early online date	16 Jan 2021
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/bjd.19816
Publication status	E-pub ahead of print - 16 Jan 2021

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