SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISRUPTION OF MACROMOLECULES USING MID- AND FAR- INFRARED

A method (100) for disinfection using a lighting system (200), comprising: *determining (140) a mid-infrared (IR) and/or far-IR wavelength configured to disrupt a target macromolecule of a target pathogen, wherein the target macromolecule is DNA, RNA, and/or *a protein of the target pathogen; and ex...

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Main Authors LENSSEN, KARS-MICHIEL HUBERT, DEIXLER, PETER, VAN DRIEL, WILLEM DIRK, DE SAMBER, MARC ANDRE, BROERSMA, RÉMY CYRILLE
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 14.03.2024
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CHEMICAL ASPECTS OF BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS, ORSURGICAL ARTICLES
DISINFECTION, STERILISATION, OR DEODORISATION OF AIR
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
MATERIALS FOR BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS, OR SURGICALARTICLES
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR STERILISING MATERIALS OR OBJECTS INGENERAL
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Summary:A method (100) for disinfection using a lighting system (200), comprising: *determining (140) a mid-infrared (IR) and/or far-IR wavelength configured to disrupt a target macromolecule of a target pathogen, wherein the target macromolecule is DNA, RNA, and/or *a protein of the target pathogen; and exposing (150), via a light source (210) of the lighting system (200), *exposing (150), via a light source of the lighting system (200), the target pathogen to the determined mid-IR and/or far-IR wavelength, wherein the target macromolecule is directly disrupted and the target pathogen is neutralized by the exposure; and *detecting (160), by a sensor (224) of the lighting system (200), neutralisation of the target pathogen by exposure.
Bibliography:Application Number: US202218273847