Pathogens is a term reserved to identify those disease causing micro-organisms in our environment— whether virus, bacteria, protozoan, fungus or other. Pathogens can be found in the water we consume, air we breathe and surfaces we touch. The young, particularly those under the age of 5, the elderly and the immune compromised are most at risk from infection by these attackers.
Some pathogens can be easily eliminated from the environment while others, due to their physical structure and size, are resistant to many forms of disinfection.
Many biological studies have proven that when the appropriate dosage of UV light is applied to a target pathogen, it effectively inactivates the DNA or RNA of the pathogen. This inactivation means that the microbe is no longer able to cause infection.
Deep ultraviolet (UVC) LEDs emit higher intensity radiation at peak spectrally sensitive wavelengths, without the use of toxic mercury, thus enabling compact, portable and durable point-of-need disinfection products.