Killing bacteria and viruses with UV light is particularly effective because it kills germs regardless of drug resistance and without toxic chemicals. It is also effective against all germs ...

Some notoriously difficult-to-treat infections may not be as resistant to antibiotics as has been thought, according to new ...

In this study, we showed that 310 nm UV-LED irradiation had weak bactericidal effects on oral bacteria but showed low toxicity to gingival epithelial cells. It also induced the production of ROS ...

Harmful microorganisms such as bacteria represent one of the largest ... and irradiation with ultraviolet light have disadvantages, including harmful by-products and high energy consumption.