UV represents wavelengths that fall between visible light and x-ray on the electromagnetic spectrum. The UV range can be further divided into UV-A, UV-B, UV-C, and Vacuum-UV. The UV-C portion represents wavelengths from 200 nm – 280 nm, the wavelength used in our LED disinfection products. UVC LED light utilized the wavelengths between 250-300mm. Brandon uses 254nmwavelength, which is lab tested to be the most efficacious for disinfection purposes in UVC LED light fixture products.

UV-C photons penetrate cells and damage the nucleic acid, rendering them incapable of reproduction, or microbiologically inactive. This process occurs in nature; the sun emits UV rays that perform this way.

Do UV lights kill mold?

-Yes, If properly designed, ultraviolet germicidal irradiation (UVGI) cleaners that use ultraviolet radiation from UV lamps may destroy indoor biological pollutants such as viruses, bacteria, and some molds that are growing on the moist interiors of HVAC surfaces

Does UV light Sterilize?

-Yes, Ultraviolet light is split into several different ranges: (near the visible light range) UV-A, UV-B, UV-C, Vacuum-UV (near the x-ray range). The UV-B range is what causes sunburn on humans. UV water purifiers use the UV-C range because of its germicidal abilities. In this range the light light will break molecular bonds in the DNA of viruses and bacteria, rendering them unable to reproduce and effectively killing them.

Is UV light safe?

-The use of UV Light must follow the instruction sheet provided by the UV light seller. If not used or implemented properly, direct exposure to germicidal ultraviolet lighting can have damaging effects on both materials and people. Over exposure to UV-C lighting can harm humans in a variety of ways, such as eye and skin damage. It can also cause damage to materials, such as the erosion of rubber gaskets or plastics. It is because of these potential negative effects of UV-C disinfection lighting that it is vital that appropriate products are utilized in the various applications in which they can provide benefits

Is UV light visible?

-ultraviolet light is ‘beyond violet light’ and the visible spectrum that can be detected by the human eye. It cannot, therefore, be seen directly. Detectors that are sensitive to UV convert it into a form that we can see. Technically, you can ‘see’ the UV part of the electromagnetic spectrum if you and the source of UV radiation are receding from each other at a high enough velocity to red-shift high frequency UV waves into the visible spectrum. In this scenario, however, UV light is being emitted, not received.