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Research opens doors to UV disinfection using LED technology

Research opens doors to UV disinfection using LED technology, R&D Magazine; also Infection Control Today, Product Design & Development, Nanowerk, HealthCanal.com, Water Online, RedOrbit, Engineeronline, Medical News Today, med.Lexicon, Homeland Security Newswire – May 14, 2012. Research from NC State will allow the development of energy-efficient light-emitting diode (LED) devices that use ultraviolet (UV) light to kill pathogens such as bacteria and viruses. Ramón Collazo, PhD, an assistant professor of
materials science and engineering and lead author of a paper describing the research, is featured.