ArticlePhotochemical & photobiological sciences : Official journal of the European Photochemistry Association and the European Society for Photobiology2025
Dermatological effects of acute and long-term UV-C exposure: an in vivo study using a portable mercury lamp.
Article in Photochemical & photobiological sciences : Official journal of the European Photochemistry Association and the European Society for Photobiology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.
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- Effects of 275 nm Ultraviolet Light-Emitting Diode Irradiation on Oral Bacteria In Vitro and Toothbrush Sanitization.Microorganisms · 2026Article
- Multispectral Antimicrobial Blue Light (aBL) Systems for Continuous Decontamination of Food-Contact Surfaces and Environmental Matrices.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
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Abstract
Following the COVID-19 pandemic, portable UV-C radiation sources for disinfection have become increasingly available and integrated into daily life. UV-C devices emitting at 254 nm (mercury lamps) affect skin and eyes, usually causing erythema, burns or photokeratitis. Despite safety recommendations, misuse or accidental exposure remains a risk. Most data on UV-C effects come from cases of accidental overexposure in fixed installations, while portable devices involve different exposure geometry. Users hold the source close throughout the disinfection process, exposing themselves to both direct and reflected UV-C radiation. An in vivo study using male SKH-hr1 mice was conducted in two stages to assess the effects of skin exposure to UV-C radiation from a commercial disinfection device (Hg lamp, 253.7 nm, 5 Wm
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