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Manufactured in the USA
FarUV's safety has been established by numerous medical studies over the years. Its inherent safety arises from inability of FarUV wavelengths of light to penetrate the moisture layer of the eye or outer layer of skin.
“Over the past few years we've developed a promising technique to prevent the airborne transmission of viruses like influenza virus, which we would expect to be effective for Coronavirus too. In short, the idea is to use the power of light. It's well known that conventional germicidal ultraviolet (UV) light reduces the person to person transmission of viruses through the air, by killing the viruses while they are in the air. Unfortunately, conventional germicidal UV light is a safety hazard, as it causes skin cancer and eye problems.
What we have come up with is a particular type of UV light ("far-UVC" light with a wavelength around 220 nm) which has only a very short range in biological material, so that it cannot penetrate the dead-cell layer at the surface of our skin, nor can it penetrate into our eyes. So, it can't reach or damage any living cells in our body. But it can penetrate and kill viruses floating in the air, simply because viruses are incredibly small. In short, exposure to far-UVC light is safe for people, but potentially lethal for viruses in the air.”…
… “Here we showed that 222 nm is essentially equi-effective at killing antibiotic-resistant bacteria as conventional germicidal UV lamps (254 nm). However, compared to the latter, 222-nm light does not induce typical UV-associated premutagenic DNA lesions in human keratinocytes in a 3D human skin model and appears to be safe for skin of exposed hairless mice, as assessed by eight cellular and molecular endpoints associated with damaged skin.” …
… “Other potential applications of far-UVC light is sterilization of any environment with a high likelihood of airborne-based pathogen transmission, including tuberculosis, small pox, severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and pandemic influenza, which collectively affects one billion people annually (47) ... Collectively, our studies suggest that far-UVC light (200–225 nm), unlike conventional UV germicidal lamps, has considerable promise to be a safe and inexpensive modality for SSI reduction, while being cytotoxic to both drug-resistant and drug-sensitive microbes (22).” …
" Joint research between Kobe University and Ushio Inc. has provided proof for the first time in the world that direct and repetitive illumination from 222-nm ultraviolet radiation C (UVC), which is a powerful sterilizer, does not cause skin cancer. This suggests that 222-nm UVC is also safe for human eyes and skin. This technology is expected to have a wide range of antibacterial and antiviral applications in medical facilities and daily life. "
"… In conclusion, we suggest the safety of 222 nm UVC lamps for the sterilization of human skin, with no evidence of skin carcinogenesis on long-term exposure, even for highly skin photocarcinogenesis phenotype mice, in addition to no inflammatory reactions and no harmful effects on mouse eyes."
"Safe for human exposure, far-UVC light may offer low-cost solution to eradicating airborne viruses in indoor public spaces"
"NEW YORK, NY (Feb. 9, 2018)—Continuous low doses of far ultraviolet C (far-UVC) light can kill airborne flu viruses without harming human tissues, according to a new study at the Center for Radiological Research at Columbia University Irving Medical Center (CUIMC). The findings suggest that use of overhead far-UVC light in hospitals, doctors’ offices, schools, airports, airplanes, and other public spaces could provide a powerful check on seasonal influenza epidemics, as well as influenza pandemics. "
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