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- Title
An Efficient UV-C Disinfection Approach and Biological Assessment Strategy for Microphones.
- Authors
Vignali, Valentina; Hoff, Tobi; de Vries-Idema, Jacqueline J.; Huckriede, Anke L. W.; van Dijl, Jan Maarten; van Rijn, Patrick
- Abstract
Featured Application: Disinfection of microphones by using UV-C to be applied in the entertainment industry to prevent infections as a consequence of microphone sharing between individuals. Hygiene is a basic necessity to prevent infections, and though it is regarded as vital in general, its importance has been stressed again during the pandemic. Microbes may spread through touch and aerosols and thereby find their way from host to host. Cleaning and disinfection of possibly contaminated surfaces prevents microbial spread, thus reducing potential illnesses. One item that is used by several people in a way that promotes close contact by touch and aerosol formation is the microphone. A microphone is a complex piece of equipment with respect to shape and various materials used to fabricate it and, hence, its disinfection is challenging. A new device has been developed to efficiently sterilize microphones by using UV-C and a biological assessment has been done to identify its efficacy and translatability. For this investigation, a contamination procedure was developed by using M13 bacteriophage as a model to illustrate the effectiveness of the disinfection. The susceptibility to UV-C irradiation of M13 in solution was compared to that of the PR8 H1N1 influenza virus, which has a similar UV-C susceptibility as SARS-CoV-2. It was found that 10 min of UV-C treatment reduced the percentage of infectious M13 by 99.3% based on whole microphone inoculation and disinfection. UV-C susceptibility of M13 and influenza in suspension were found to be very similar, indicating that the microphone sterilization method and device function are highly useful and broadly applicable.
- Subjects
INFLUENZA A virus, H1N1 subtype; BACTERIOPHAGES; MICROPHONES; INFLUENZA A virus; INFLUENZA
- Publication
Applied Sciences (2076-3417), 2022, Vol 12, Issue 14, p7239
- ISSN
2076-3417
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/app12147239