Innovation & Tech Today – May 2019

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BROUGHTTOYOUBYVIOLETDEFENSE

Now You See the Light

For fighting germs, UV Rays may be our best defense

Whenit comestoourhealthandwellness,
mostofuscanagreeona commonenemy:
germsandbacteria.Thesebugsareanunseen
sourceofharm,whetherina healthcaresetting
suchasa clinicorhospital,anathleticcenteror
gym,orevena householdbathroomorkitchen.

Formanyofus,a bottleofdisinfectingsprayis
ourweaponofchoice.Andyet,studiesshow
thatchemicalcleanersaren’talwaysthemost
effectivewaytodisinfect.Manycleaning
productsrequirethatthesurfaceremainwet
forfiveto 10 minutestotrulykillgerms,which
mayrequiremorefrequentsprayingorwiping.
Andevenpeopletrainedinproperdisinfecting
mightreachfor the wrong chemical cleaner now
andagain.

Furthermore,thechemicalsthemselveslikely
haveharmfulsideeffectsonbothpeopleand
theenvironment,especiallywithrepeateduse.
TheEuropeanCommunityRespiratoryHealth
Surveyfoundthatpeoplewhousedspraysor
othercleaningagentsoneormoretimesa week
experienceda significantdeclineinmeasuresof
lungfunction.Ina spanof10-20years,the
detrimentaleffectofcleaningproductswas
foundtobeequivalenttosmokinga packof
cigarettesa dayforthatsameamountoftime.

Onesolutionthatdisinfectswithouttheneed
for toxic chemicals is ultraviolet light. In fact,

UVraysprojectedthroughoutindoorspaces

haveprovidedsustainabledisinfection

tohospitalsandother healthcare settings

fordecades.

Whilethesanitizingeffectsofsunlightare

nothingnew—scientistshavestudiedit for

morethana century—therehavebeen

significantbreakthroughsinUVgermicidal

protectionforindoor environments in the

lastdecade.

“Ourpatentedtechnologyallowsustoharness

broad-spectrumlighting,includinggermicidal

UV-C,UV-B,UV-A,andvioletblue,eachof

whichofferspowerfulgerm-killingefficiency,

andstillmakeit smallenoughandcost-effective

enoughtobeusedinnewanduniqueways,”

saysVioletDefenseCEOTerranceBerland.

PuroLightingisbringingVioletDefense’s

patentedtechnologytoeverydayspacessuchas

restaurants,athleticfacilities,hotelsandoffice

buildings.TheseUVdisinfectinglightscanbe

installedintheceilingandscheduledtorun

daily,orondemandtokillbacteriasuchas

Norovirus,E.coli,andSalmonella without the

needforharshchemicals.

Withitsmuchsmallerfootprintandmore

affordablestartingpricepoint,thesedevicescan

beoperatedwithverylittlemanuallabor

involved, set to run at specific times, or to

monitoroccupancyina space and switch on

whenunoccupied.

Inadditiontosystemsthatcanbeinstalledina

dropceiling,therearemobilesolutions—no

biggerthanthesizeofa bookinsomecases—

thatmakeit possibletodisinfectdifferent

10-footby10-foot spaces with ease from a desk

orcounter.

“PuroLighting,poweredbyVioletDefense

technology,bringsUVdisinfectionondemand

toanyroom,anysize,atanytime.Thepulsed

XenonUVdisinfectionlightscanrun

autonomouslytokillupto99.9%ofbacteria

andvirusesaccordingtoindependentlab

testing,”saysBrianStern,CEOofPuroLighting.

Whiletheywon’ttakethetrashoutforyou,

theselightsaremakingit fareasiertosanitize

indoorsurfaceswithouttheneedforharsh

chemicals.Withproventechnologyandsmart

innovations,UVlightingcanhelpprotect

people’shealthandwellness,offeringa

sustainable,chemical-free way to disinfect

everydayspaces.■

Tolearnmoreaboutthesolutionorrequesta demo,

contactPuroLightingatwww.purolighting.com. To

learnmoreaboutUVtechnologyandthepatents

behindtheseinnovativesolutions,visitViolet

Defense at http://www.violetdefense.com.