Ultraviolet-C-Based Mobile Phone Sanitisation for Global Public Health and Infection Control
Introduction. Mobile phones act as fomites that pose a global public health risk of disseminating microorganisms, including highly pathogenic strains possessing antimicrobial resistances. The use of ultraviolet-C (UV-C) to sanitise mobile phones presents an alternative means to complement basic hand...
Main Authors: | Matthew Olsen, Adrian Goldsworthy, Rania Nassar, Abiola Senok, Abdullah Albastaki, Zheng Z. Lee, Sam Abraham, Rashed Alghafri, Lotti Tajouri, Simon McKirdy |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2023-07-01
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Series: | Microorganisms |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/11/8/1876 |
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