[labnetwork] UV cleaning/sterilization of safety glasses, labware etc

[Jeremy Upham]

Dear Robert,

I was quite impressed with the DIY UV sanitization system that Prof. Andrea
Armani put together as a proof of principle for disinfecting face shields.

Here is an public facing article describing it:
https://news.usc.edu/167591/ppe-disinfectant-usc-research-face-shields-covid-19/

And more interestingly, the arXiv paper: https://arxiv.org/abs/2003.12916

I suspect you would find these easy to put together and readily use.

Best,

Jer Upham PhD
Research Scientist / Lab Manager
Quantum Photonics Group
University of Ottawa
Tel.: 1 (613) 562-5800 ext 7325


On Mon, 22 Jun 2020 at 20:07, Martin Euredjian <martin at algoshift.com> wrote:

> *Attention : courriel externe | external email*
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> We’ve been working with a range of disinfection technologies for other
> applications (robotic disinfection systems).
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> The main point I want to communicate is simple:  Avoid exposure to UV-C.
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> Frankly, I don’t understand why sales of UV-C wands to the general public
> are allowed, the stuff is dangerous without training and the proper
> safeguards.  Unless you have a very specific use case, I would avoid wands.
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> Here’s a document that does a good job of covering the issues:
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> https://case.edu/ehs/sites/case.edu.ehs/files/2018-02/UVsafety.pdf
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>     -Martin
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> *From:* labnetwork-bounces at mtl.mit.edu <labnetwork-bounces at mtl.mit.edu> *On
> Behalf Of *Robert Vandusen
> *Sent:* Monday, June 22, 2020 11:16 AM
> *To:* labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu
> *Subject:* [labnetwork] UV cleaning/sterilization of safety glasses,
> labware etc
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> Hi all.
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> Hope everyone is well.
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> Our lab is considering whether to purchase a UV cleaning box/system and
> possibly a UV cleaning wand for items such as safety glasses, goggles,
> tweezers, even pens and labware etc.
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> and I was wondering if anyone has any feedback or recommendations on these
> type of systems.
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> Thanks in advance.
>
> Rob
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> Robert Vandusen
> Technical Officer, Microfabrication Lab
> Electronics Department
> Carleton University
> room: 4184 Mackenzie Building
> 613-520-2600 ext 5761
> Robert_vandusen at cunet.carleton.ca
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