Ultraviolet irradiation C (UVC) has emerged as an effective strategy for microbial control in
indoor public spaces. UVC is commonly applied for air, surface, and water disinfection …

Background The recent focus on the critical setting, especially with the COVID-19 pandemic,
has highlighted the need for minimizing contact-based care and increasing robotic use …

Given the high transmissibility of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐
CoV‐2) as witnessed early in the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic …

Mobile robots are being used more frequently in healthcare environments to tackle a variety
of issues, such as patient monitoring, drug administration, and support for healthcare …

Ultraviolet-C (UV-C) disinfection has been known for long, but its use with robotics is quite
new, mainly motivated by the recent coronavirus disease pandemics (COVID-19). In UV-C …

For SARS-CoV-2 disinfection systems or applications that are based on UVC, UVB or UVA
irradiation, it would be desirable to have a SARS-CoV-2 surrogate for tests and …

The highly transmittable nature of SARS‐CoV‐2 has increased the necessity for novel
strategies to safely decontaminate public areas. This study investigates the efficacy of a low …

SARS-CoV-2 is responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic, which has caused almost 570
million infections and over six million deaths worldwide. To help curb its spread, solutions …

Abstract Background Starting from 2009, H1N1 has been one of the respiratory diseases
that afflict the global population. Concurrently, due to the influence of COVID-19, it has …

TO THE EDITOR—Lorca-Oró et al [1] robotically dispersed ultraviolet light to inactivate
severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in a simulated hospital …