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Luminauz is developing a cutting edge ultraviolet disinfectant coating application that will prevent the growth and spread of pathogens on all high touch surfaces using its LuminAuz UV application sytem. (Patent Pending)
Luminauz UV is being developed to protect our world from pathogens by bringing the power of UV disinfection to everyday spaces through an ultraviolet light disenfectant coating system. This developing novel technology will enable us to incorporate an ultraviolet light coating into a range of high touch surfaces.
The potential applications for Luminauz UV are limitless.
Examples of high touch surfaces include:
Those in communal spaces, like door handles, stair railings, windows, bannisters, light switches, lifts, chairs in reception areas, changing rooms and showers, and staff lunch rooms (including tables and chairs).Surfaces in bathroom facilities, including toilets, flush handles, toilet roll and dispensers, hand dryers, and sinks.Work surfaces and equipment, such as desks, keyboards, printers, mice, phones, monitors, and storage cabinets.Shared kitchen appliances, such as kettles, fridges, microwaves, and cupboards.Surfaces in shared vehicles, including door handles, steering wheels, seat belts, gear sticks, indicators, and other internal surfaces.Shared equipment and tools, such as touch screens, card machines, control panels, delivery crates and boxes, and water coolers.
The Luminauz UV coating (Patent Pending) is being developed to be shadowless and pliable, and would negate any antibiotic/antimicrobial resistance as any DNA that could make them resistant would be destroyed on contact.
Luminauz has already demonstrated through its preliminary research, that UV phosphor can be "tuned" to achieve the correct light output to stop the growth of microorganisms on any touchable surface.
Luminauz UV is currently in cocreation with Roland DG to manufacture low voltage, printable coatings with a long half life that can be applied on all touchable surfaces. This process will involve printing coatings/stickers to fit any type of surface and shape, and creating a nano micron layer through the emission of Luminauz UV that no microorganisms could survive on.
“Roland DG are performing the basic proof of concept here in Australia with Luminauz because it is our company policy with co-creation to develop a solution to proof-of-concept status locally with the partner before starting to transfer major works and development to Japan."Conrad Birkett
Global Strategy Director
Roland DG Corporation
Currently there is a huge market worldwide for the disinfection of high touch public surfaces. UV light and systems and particularly UVC light can kill microorganisms very quickly on surfaces. The Luminauz UV patent-pending technology is being designed so it can be coated on various substrates and surfaces made up of plastic, metal, and glass. It will also be able to be applied as a versatile peel-and-stick film for a broad range of applications including medical, textiles, building and construction, and packaging. "Luminauz UV will offer a rapid and long-lasting performance, unlike current disinfectant offerings that are only effective immediately or require periodic treatment or re-application," said Nick Hart, Luminauz's Founder. "As COVID-19 virus can remain stable on a variety of substrates for an extended period, in some cases as many as seven days, there is an urgent need for long lasting disinfectant. " "To deliver the system worldwide would require additional reseach and development, and the utilisation of binding licensing agreements for manufacture, for worldwide distribution."
Currently there is a huge market worldwide for the disinfection of high touch public surfaces. UV light and systems and particularly UVC light can kill microorganisms very quickly on surfaces. The Luminauz UV patent-pending technology is being designed so it can be coated on various substrates and surfaces made up of plastic, metal, and glass. It will also be able to be applied as a versatile peel-and-stick film for a broad range of applications including medical, textiles, building and construction, and packaging. "Luminauz UV will offer a rapid and long-lasting performance, unlike current disinfectant offerings that are only effective immediately or require periodic treatment or re-application," said Nick Hart, Luminauz's Founder. "As COVID-19 virus can remain stable on a variety of substrates for an extended period, in some cases as many as seven days, there is an urgent need for long lasting disinfectant. " "To deliver the system worldwide would require additional reseach and development, and the utilisation of binding licensing agreements for manufacture, for worldwide distribution."
IUVA Fact Sheet on UV Disinfection for COVID-19The International Ultraviolet Association (IUVA) believes that UV disinfection technologies can play a role in a multiple barrier approach to reducing the transmission of the virus causing COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, based on current disinfection data and empirical evidence. UV is a known disinfectant for air, water and surfaces that can help to mitigate the risk of acquiring an infection in contact with the COVID-19 virus when applied correctly.
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LuminAuz®UV is DEVELOPING a cutting edge ULTRAVIOLET Disinfectant coating application.
"Luminauz UV can potentially be applied as a coating to any type of hard surface or shape to destroy pathogens on contact.While both Luminauz UV (Patent Pending) and Purdue University LED coatings are essentially both being designed to emit UV light as a disinfectant ultraviolet, there are a few important differences in the way they will look and act. Luminauz UV will produce a solid UV light surface, while ultraviolet light emitting diodes integrated into materials will have discrete points of light from individual LEDs, leading to a "broken" surface. To develop an "unbroken" ultraviolet light disinfectant coating system for any surface, will require consistency in the UV disinfectant ultraviolet coating, across all surface points to be effective."Nick HartLuminauz Founder
Related UV Self-Disinfectant Research Articles ExcerptMany hospitals use ultraviolet light devices to kill difficult germs to disinfect rooms in hospitals. But these devices cast shadows, which can allow germs to grow. The World Health Organization warns that antibiotic resistance is one of the biggest global threats. Purdue University researchers are developing a method of combating that antibiotic resistance through self-disinfecting surfaces that would kill bacteria, even those known as superbugs. The researchers are developing an ultra-thin coating, smaller than a micrometer, made of ultraviolet light emitting diodes, that could be integrated into materials. (Associated Press/Ryan Brennecke/The Bulletin)
https://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2019/Q2/ultraviolet-light-based-coating-shows-promise-in-self-disinfecting-surfaces-in-medical-facilities,-public-areas.html
https://medium.com/purdue-engineering/self-disinfecting-supersurface-fights-superbugs-b3b5721e464f
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7571309/
A Critical Review on Ultraviolet Disinfection Systems against COVID-19 Outbreak: Applicability, Validation, and Safety ConsiderationsMilad Raeiszadeh and Babak Adeli
Additional Information on UV Technology for Disinfection
The ultraviolet spectrum is a band of electromagnetic radiation at higher energies than visible light, split into four major categories: UV-A (400 – 315 nm), UV-B (315 – 280 nm), UV-C (280 – 200 nm), and vacuum-UV (VUV, 100 – 200 nm). UV-A and UV-B are present in sunlight at the earth’s surface; these parts of the ultraviolet spectrum are common causes of sunburn and, with longer-term exposure, melanoma.
The risks of human exposure to UV-A and UV-B are well known. Solar UV may be used for disinfection purposes; exposures in the order of several hours to days might be effective at treating surfaces and water. Artificial sources of UV-A and UV-B are not commonly used for disinfection.
UV-C has been used for disinfection for over a century, with applications in water treatment, air systems, and surfaces. The use of UV-C as a disinfectant is supported by decades of scientific research. UV-C radiation is absorbed by DNA and RNA (the genetic code for all lifeforms), changing its structure. This damage inhibits the ability of the affected cells to reproduce, meaning that they cannot infect and are no longer dangerous.
Whereas the UV exposure required to inactivate different microorganisms varies, though there are no known microorganisms that are immune to this treatment and it is regularly used against bacteria, viruses, and protozoa. In the same way that UV-C can inactivate bacteria and viruses, it can be damaging to human cells too, since our cells also contain DNA. This exposure can cause skin irritation, damage to the cornea, and cell mutations leading to cancer.
Exposure to UV-C radiation is regulated globally, with a common agreement on the risk to human health and safe exposure levels. These regulations and standards set limits on allowable exposure, though in all cases it is recommended to avoid UV exposure where possible.
The ultraviolet spectrum is a band of electromagnetic radiation at higher energies than visible light, split into four major categories: UV-A (400 – 315 nm), UV-B (315 – 280 nm), UV-C (280 – 200 nm), and vacuum-UV (VUV, 100 – 200 nm). UV-A and UV-B are present in sunlight at the earth’s surface; these parts of the ultraviolet spectrum are common causes of sunburn and, with longer-term exposure, melanoma.
The risks of human exposure to UV-A and UV-B are well known. Solar UV may be used for disinfection purposes; exposures in the order of several hours to days might be effective at treating surfaces and water. Artificial sources of UV-A and UV-B are not commonly used for disinfection.
UV-C has been used for disinfection for over a century, with applications in water treatment, air systems, and surfaces. The use of UV-C as a disinfectant is supported by decades of scientific research. UV-C radiation is absorbed by DNA and RNA (the genetic code for all lifeforms), changing its structure. This damage inhibits the ability of the affected cells to reproduce, meaning that they cannot infect and are no longer dangerous.
Whereas the UV exposure required to inactivate different microorganisms varies, though there are no known microorganisms that are immune to this treatment and it is regularly used against bacteria, viruses, and protozoa. In the same way that UV-C can inactivate bacteria and viruses, it can be damaging to human cells too, since our cells also contain DNA. This exposure can cause skin irritation, damage to the cornea, and cell mutations leading to cancer.
Exposure to UV-C radiation is regulated globally, with a common agreement on the risk to human health and safe exposure levels. These regulations and standards set limits on allowable exposure, though in all cases it is recommended to avoid UV exposure where possible.
A new weapon in the fight against superbugs David Brenner
Since the widespread use of antibiotics began in the 1940s, we've tried to develop new drugs faster than bacteria can evolve -- but this strategy isn't working. Drug-resistant bacteria known as superbugs killed nearly 700,000 people last year, and by 2050 that number could be 10 million -- more than cancer kills each year. Can physics help? In a talk from the frontiers of science, radiation scientist David Brenner shares his work studying a potentially life-saving weapon: a wavelength of ultraviolet light known as far-UVC, which can kill superbugs safely, without penetrating our skin. Followed by a Q&A with TED Curator Chris Anderson.
