Why we need automatic disinfection and blue light?

Why we need automatic and continuous blue light disinfection

The world has changed. All organisations are looking for more sustainable and healthier ways to do business — looking for ways to reduce chemical load, save water and eliminate toxic substances from their processes.

The disinfection solutions of yesterday - chemicals and ultraviolet radiation - are not compatible with these aims.

Exposure to strong chemical disinfectants causes long-term health issues for workers. Production and use of chemicals is also a major cause of environmental damages. The disinfection performance of a chemical disinfectant also always depends on the human operator - which is why real-life performance always falls far short of results obtained in laboratory conditions.

Ultraviolet radiation* (UVC) is highly dangerous for people and materials. Therefore it can only be used with strict safety measures and when people are not present in the room. UVC tubes also generate ozone and become toxic waste (mercury) after their short lifespan.

Traditional disinfection methods focus on achieving a momentary 4-log (99.99%) microbial reduction—yet contamination can reoccur throughout the other 23+ hours of the day.

What's worse, the uncontrolled use of these methods can promote the development of new, resistant strains of pathogens that are even harder to eliminate.

Spectral Blue MWHI®: Next-generation disinfection technology

Faced with these limitations, organizations need a solution that’s safe, sustainable, and effective. Introducing Spectral Blue MWHI®: A new, automatic and touch-free method for disinfecting indoor air and surfaces. It uses visible blue light that is 100% safe for people and materials. Spectral Blue devices use long-life LED technology and contain no mercury, making them much more sustainable than old solutions.

Spectral Blue makes disinfection automatic and continuous, which means that you get the same high quality result every day. The disinfection cycle can be done safely several times per day without any input from a human operator.

Our way of doing continuous disinfection first gradually pushes the microbe levels down and then keeps them down. When being constantly suppressed by blue light, microbes cannot grow back to their original levels. Continuous use of blue light will effectively eliminate microbial colonies inside biofilms as well.

Multi-wavelength blue light allows you to reduce the use of chemicals while maintaining or improving the hygienic level. It also allows users to get rid of dangerous UVC radiation used in biosafety cabinets.

Who is it for?

Spectral Blue is highly recommended for cleanrooms in pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturing, the food industry, and for laboratories handling pathogens. Healthcare facilities can also immensely benefit from the convenience and performance of Spectral Blue.

We invite you to read some of our customer testimonials to learn about real-life experiences from using Spectral Blue.

When to choose Spectral Blue?

If you’re looking for any of the following, Spectral Blue MWHI may be the ideal solution:

  • You need touch-free, automatic, and continuous disinfection
  • You want a method that's harmless to your staff
  • You need to eliminate bacteria, yeasts, molds, biofilms, multi-resistant strains, or spore-formers
  • You want to reduce toxic chemicals or UVC exposure
  • You want to remove mercury from your process (UVC tubes)
  • You need a method that does not damage equipment or surfaces
  • You need a method that can penetrate clear glass, plastic or water
  • You want a sustainable solution that generates no waste
  • You need a secondary mechanism to support existing methods
  • You want a maintenance-free, long-lifetime solution

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* UVC radiation is known to cause DNA damage to humans and to cause severe eye damage. UVC also degrades indoor materials, especially polymers, such as plastics, and pigments (damage to equipment, brittleness, discoloring of surface / paint).