Do UV Phone Sanitizers Work
Our phones are articles of life that most of us can’t go without. Because we carry them everywhere, and everything that we touch touches them, they can be extremely susceptible to contamination from germs. In lieu of the current COVID19 pandemic, people from all over the world are asking about UV sanitization and whether or not it is a viable solution in the war on germs. Let us take a deeper look at the subject, and see how you feel about it afterward. Ultraviolet Rays from the Sun bacobolts.yictic
UV, also known as Ultraviolet, rays are electromagnetic bits
of energy that come to the earth by way of the sun’s rays. UV rays come in
different wavelengths and spectrums. If they are too powerful, they can cause
severe damage to the skin and the eyes on a cellular level. Basically, the
sun’s rays are radiation. If you know a thing or two about radiation you know
that it can be a really good thing or a really bad thing. In the case of
germicidal UV lighting, it all depends on the strength of the light that will
determine how effective, and safe a lighting gadget can be.
Types of Ultraviolet
There are basically three types of UV rays that the sun
produces. UVA, UVB, and UVC. UVA and UVB are strong enough to penetrate the
earth’s atmosphere and be part of our everyday lives in a multitude of ways.
UVC, however, does not make it to the earth and gets stopped in its tracks
before it can even get through our atmosphere.
• UVA rays
have a long and powerful wavelength that can penetrate the human skin through
the dermis. These rays have been known to cause cancer.
• UVB rays
have less of a powerful wavelength and can reach the upper layer of the skin
and cause problems like sunburn.
• UVC rays
have a higher level of energy than the other rays, but can only reach the
earth’s surface if they are created artificially. These rays can still cause
damage to the skin and eyes, but the wavelength power can be controlled so that
it can be stronger or weaker.
Germicidal UVC Rays
Far UVC 222 has been in a lot of conversations lately
because it has been created with a wavelength, 222nm, that is strong enough to
inactivate pathogens, but gentle enough to not cause any damage to the skin or
eyes. The most effective wavelengths for germicidal properties are anywhere
between 200nm and 250nm. 222 seems to be just the right number so that it is
effective enough to irradicate germs and viruses, but will not damage the human
that uses it. Although the idea of using the light to fight germs seems
promising, there are scientists that have different viewpoints regarding the
safety of it that say that there is simply not enough evidence from experiments
on humans to actually say whether or not it is completely safe.