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Problem
No industry-accepted standards exist for evaluating decontamination efficacy.
Invention
Advances in UV-antimicrobial metrology focused on underpinning the development of standards.
Potential Commercial Applications
- It could be fashioned as a hand-held point-of-use tool.
- Provides a direct measure of viable pathogen loading on a surface.
Competitive Advantage
- Provides for the use of cheap substrates, such as unpatterned glass, fabric, and paper.
- Provides both high sensitivity and low detection limits, while providing a rapid response.
Created December 11, 2025