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UV Flashlamp System Aids Ebola Disinfection

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Justine Murphy, Editor

SAN ANTONIO, Dec. 5, 2014 — With the zap of a xenon UV flashlamp, numerous pathogens — including the Ebola virus — can be eradicated from surfaces around a room. Developed by Xenex founder Dr. Mark Stibich, a new disinfection system has already been deployed in two U.S. hospitals where Ebola patients were treated, as well as at an Air Force base visited by personnel returning from fighting the outbreak in West Africa. Based on air disinfection technology that has been used overseas to combat airborne tuberculosis, Xenex’s Germ-Zapping Robots work by pulsing xenon, an inert gas, at high...Read full article

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    Published: December 2014
    Glossary
    xenon
    A rare gas used in small high-pressure arc lamps to produce a high-intensity source of light closely resembling the color quality of daylight.
    BusinessResearch & TechnologyBiophotonicsLight SourcesXenonebolaMark StibichXenexshortwave ultravioletUV-C

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