Review of Virus Inactivation by Visible Light

• Published in: Photonics Vol. 9; no. 2; p. 113
• Main Authors: Hessling, Martin, Lau, Bernhard, Vatter, Petra
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.02.2022
• Subjects: Bacteria; Cell culture; coronavirus; Coronaviruses; COVID-19; Deactivation; enveloped virus; Experiments; Fungi; Inactivation; Irradiation; Light; media; non-enveloped virus; Pandemics; Photoinactivation; Reduction; Riboflavin; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; Ultraviolet radiation; Viruses; Vitamin B

The COVID-19 pandemic is driving the search for new antiviral techniques. Bacteria and fungi are known to be inactivated not only by ultraviolet radiation but also by visible light. Several studies have recently appeared on this subject, in which viruses were mainly irradiated in media. However, it...