Technology Profile
| Title: | UVC-based Air Microbial Disinfection Unit |
| Value Proposition: | Indoor air quality has become a concern for hospitals, residential & commercial buildings, vehicles etc. There is a growing demand for improvements in hospital settings to reduce the transmission of pathogens. This demand is driven by hospitals that have to deal with an increasing number of cases of infections, not caused by the patient's diagnosis upon admission, but rather, due to airborne pathogens that exist in a hospital environment. These airborne pathogens pose additional health risks to patients and result in additional costs to the hospital. Microorganism transmission through air contributes to nosocomial infections with viruses, bacteria, and fungi. UV light with a wavelength of approximately 250 to 260 nm provides the highest germicidal effectiveness. Standard, commercially available UV lamps can efficiently emit a broad germicidal spectrum that includes these specific wavelengths of UV light, and in the intensity required for effective control. UVC is used for air disinfection in virtually every application, because there are always situations where microorganisms in the air can cause a problem and make people ill. For example, in offices and schools, public transportation, entertainment venues, but also in the food processing and agricultural industry. Airborne microorganisms can easily and effectively be inactivated by UV-C light. With this objective CSIR-NPL has developed “A UVC based ambient air microbial disinfector” in collaboration of LIFE FORCE, I.P. Extn, New Delhi-110092. |
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| Commercialization Status: | Licensed awaiting commercialisation |
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