AIMC Topic: Disinfection

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Study of helminth eggs ( inactivation by anaerobic digestion and electrochemical treatment.

Gates open research
BACKGROUND: The use of insufficiently treated wastewater or Faecal sludge in agriculture raises concerns because of the pathogen content. Helminth eggs (HE) are one of the most crucial pathogens for ensuring public health and safety. Widely used disi...

RoboCoV Cleaner: An Indoor Autonomous UV-C Disinfection Robot with Advanced Dual-Safety Systems.

Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
In the face of today's ever-evolving global health landscape and ambient assisted living (AAL), marked by the persistent emergence of novel viruses and diseases that impact vulnerable categories and individual safety, the need for innovative disinfec...

Performance evaluation of artificial intelligence with particle swarm optimization (PSO) to predict treatment water plant DBPs (haloacetic acids).

Chemosphere
The prevention of water-borne diseases requires the disinfection of water consumed. Disinfection by-products, however, are an increasing concern, and they require advanced knowledge of water treatment plants before their release for human consumption...

Implementation of an Environmental Cleaning Protocol in Hospital Critical Areas Using a UV-C Disinfection Robot.

International journal of environmental research and public health
Improving the cleaning and disinfection of high-touch surfaces is one of the core components of reducing healthcare-associated infections. The effectiveness of an enhanced protocol applying UV-C irradiation for terminal room disinfection between two ...

Numerical model of the irradiance field surrounding a UV disinfection robot.

Biomedical physics & engineering express
New technologies, including robots comprising germ-killing UV lamps, are increasingly being used to decontaminate hospitals and prevent the spread of COVID-19 and other superbugs. Existing approaches for modelling the irradiance field surrounding mob...

Rapid disinfection of radiology treatment rooms using an autonomous ultraviolet germicidal irradiation robot.

American journal of infection control
BACKGROUND: Ultraviolet germicidal irradiation (UVGI) technologies have emerged as a promising adjunct to manual cleaning, however, their potential to shorten cleaning times remains unexplored.

Standard for the Quantification of a Sterilization Effect Using an Artificial Intelligence Disinfection Robot.

Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
Recent outbreaks and the worldwide spread of COVID-19 have challenged mankind with unprecedented difficulties. The introduction of autonomous disinfection robots appears to be indispensable as consistent sterilization is in desperate demand under lim...

Design of a Reconfigurable Wall Disinfection Robot.

Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
During a viral outbreak, such as COVID-19, autonomously operated robots are in high demand. Robots effectively improve the environmental concerns of contaminated surfaces in public spaces, such as airports, public transport areas and hospitals, that ...

The use of a UV-C disinfection robot in the routine cleaning process: a field study in an Academic hospital.

Antimicrobial resistance and infection control
BACKGROUND: Environmental surface decontamination is a crucial tool to prevent the spread of infections in hospitals. However, manual cleaning and disinfection may be insufficient to eliminate pathogens from contaminated surfaces. Ultraviolet-C (UV-C...

Feasibility of ultraviolet light-emitting diode irradiation robot for terminal decontamination of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patient rooms.

Infection control and hospital epidemiology
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the feasibility of using an ultraviolet light-emitting diode (UV LED) robot for the terminal decontamination of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patient rooms.