Exploratory clinical trial on the safety and bactericidal effect of 222-nm ultraviolet C irradiation in healthy humans.
Tomoaki FukuiTakahiro NiikuraTakahiro OdaYohei KumabeHiroyuki OhashiMasahiro SasakiTatsushi IgarashiMakoto KunisadaNozomi YamanoKeisuke OeTomoyuki MatsumotoTakehiko MatsushitaShinya HayashiChikako NishigoriRyosuke KurodaPublished in: PloS one (2020)
A 222-nm UVC at 500 mJ/cm2 was a safe irradiation dose and possessed bactericidal effects. In the future, 222-nm UVC irradiation is expected to contribute to the prevention of perioperative infection.