AquiSense Technologies will integrate NS Nanotech’s solid-state emitters of UVC and far-UVC light into new products for researchers studying the disinfectant properties of light, the companies announced today. AquiSense, the global leader in UVC LED disinfection technology, said its products will be the first to offer academic, government, and private industry researchers access to a semiconductor far-UVC light source.
“The Covid-19 pandemic has created a growing need for better data on the safety and efficacy of UV-C technology,” said AquiSense CEO Oliver Lawal. “We are excited about the research possibilities of lower wavelength solid-state semiconductors integrated into our PearlLab™ product line which are expected to be ready for purchase in 2021.”
NS Nanotech’s ShortWaveLight™ Emitter, announced in November 2020, will be the world’s first solid-state solution to generate far-UVC light at wavelengths of 222 nanometers or less. Recent academic studies have indicated that far-UVC light effectively inactivates human coronaviruses (alpha HCoV-229E and SARS-CoV-2) and that its shorter wavelength is less harmful to human skin than longer-wavelength UVC light.
While this research is promising, more studies will help solidify these claims, aiding in the expansion and adoption of far UVC technology in the coming months and years.
Two New Research Tools
“We are delighted we can help AquiSense provide the best tools for researchers studying disinfection properties of UVC light, making far-UVC sources broadly available to the research community,” said NS Nanotech CEO Seth Coe-Sullivan. “The new AquiSense products will help accelerate the role of UVC and far-UVC light as potent weapons against coronavirus and future pathogens.”
NS Nanotech’s ShortWaveLight™ Emitters will be used in two new AquiSense research tools.
- The PearlLab Beam 200-400™ will use the UVC ShortWaveLight™ Emitter, which generates light in the entire range of UV spectrum, from 200-to-400nm. This can be used to study the effects of broadband light as a germicide, or in combination with filter sets to select any UV wavelength of particular interest.
- The PearlLab Beam 200-230™ will use the Far-UVC ShortWaveLight™ Emitter, which generates light in the narrower far-UVC spectrum range, from 200-to-230nm. This is a critical research tool in any study of the safety and efficacy of far-UVC light.
AquiSense research tools utilize solid-state solutions that are smaller and easier to use than devices that rely on an earlier generation of technology based on mercury lamps that are often expensive, cumbersome, difficult to operate, and potentially dangerous. www.nsnanotech.com
Hordon Kim, International Editor, hordon@powerelectronics.co.kr
