Open AccessVirucidal activity of pulsed ultraviolet radiation of continuous spectrum against SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus
Author(s) -
A. Yu. Zverev,
С. В. Борисевич,
N. Ya. Chepurenkov,
D. N. Masyakin,
Evgeniy Kovalchuk,
В. А. Быков,
V. V. Trufanova,
A.V. Tutelyan,
Е. В. Тиванова,
О. А. Квасова,
В. Г. Акимкин
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
medicinskij alfavit
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2949-2807
pISSN - 2078-5631
DOI - 10.33667/2078-5631-2020-18-55-58
Subject(s) - covid-19 , ultraviolet , radiation , coronavirus , broad spectrum , ultraviolet radiation , virology , materials science , medicine , optoelectronics , chemistry , radiochemistry , physics , optics , infectious disease (medical specialty) , outbreak , disease , pathology , combinatorial chemistry
The effect of pulsed ultraviolet (UV) radiation of a continuous spectrum on the inactivation of the novel SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus on metal surfaces was studied. The ability of generators of pulsed UV radiation of a continuous spectrum to completely inactivate the causative agent of COVID-19 within 3 minutes (Alpha-06) and 6 minutes and 45 seconds (Alpha-09) of the installation was confirmed. It has been shown that the use of high-intensity pulsed UV radiation of a continuous spectrum in the general complex of sanitary and hygienic measures for a long time (5 months) allows the personnel of medical organizations, in particular, employees of the laboratory PCR centre, to be protected from the disease of the new coronavirus infection COVID-19.