AIMC Topic: Ultraviolet Rays

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Insights into the transformation of natural organic matter during UV/peroxydisulfate treatment by FT-ICR MS and machine learning: Non-negligible formation of organosulfates.

Water research
Natural organic matter (NOM) is a major sink of radicals in advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) and understanding the transformation of NOM is important in water treatment. By using Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry (FT-ICR ...

Machine learning modeling of fluorescence spectral data for prediction of trace organic contaminant removal during UV/HO treatment of wastewater.

Water research
Dynamic feedback of the removal performance of trace organic contaminants (TrOCs) is essential towards economical advanced oxidation processes (AOPs), whereas the corresponding quick-response feedback methods have long been desired. Herein, machine l...

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...

Photo-Electro-Thermal Model and Fuzzy Adaptive PID Control for UV LEDs in Charge Management.

Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
Inertial sensors can serve as inertial references for space missions and require charge management systems to maintain their on-orbit performance. To achieve non-contact charge management through UV discharge, effective control strategies are necessa...

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 ...

Azo-Functionalized Thermoplastic Polyurethane for Light-Driven Shape Memory Materials.

Macromolecular rapid communications
Shape memory polymers have great potential in the fields of soft robotics, injectable medical devices, and as essential materials for advanced electronic devices. Herein, light-triggered shape-memory thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) is reported using...

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.

MgF:Mn: novel material with mechanically-induced luminescence.

Science bulletin
Mechanoluminescent (ML) materials can directly convert external mechanical stimulation into light without the need for excitation from other forms of energy, such as light or electricity. This alluring characteristic makes ML materials potentially ap...

From Drug Molecules to Thermoset Shape Memory Polymers: A Machine Learning Approach.

ACS applied materials & interfaces
Ultraviolet (UV)-curable thermoset shape memory polymers (TSMPs) with high recovery stress but mild glass transition temperature () are highly desired for 3D/4D printing lightweight load-bearing structures and devices. However, a bottleneck is that h...