Open AccessEfficacy of Pulsed 405-nm Light-Emitting Diodes for Antimicrobial Photodynamic Inactivation: Effects of Intensity, Frequency, and Duty Cycle
Author(s) -
Jonathan Gillespie,
Michelle Maclean,
M.J. Given,
Mark P. Wilson,
M.D. Judd,
Igor V. Timoshkin,
S.J. MacGregor
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
photomedicine and laser surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.431
H-Index - 84
eISSN - 1557-8550
pISSN - 1549-5418
DOI - 10.1089/pho.2016.4179
Subject(s) - duty cycle , materials science , optoelectronics , light emitting diode , antimicrobial , brightness , biomedical engineering , diode , optics , medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , voltage , biology , physics , quantum mechanics
This study investigates possible advantages in pulsed over continuous 405-nm light-emitting diode (LED) light for bacterial inactivation and energy efficiency.
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