Comparison of standard light-emitting diode (LED) and 385 nm ultraviolet A LED (UVA-LED) for disinfection of Escherichia coli
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https://doi.org/10.11113/mjfas.v13n4-2.758Keywords:
Ultraviolet light, UVA, Disinfection, light emitting diodes (LEDs), Escherichia coli (E. coli)Abstract
UV light has become an integral part of human life especially in performing wide range of disinfection. Most of the research on UVLEDs is limited to UVC region because of comparison with mercury based UV lamps which work typically at 254 nm. Limited research is found on the use of UVA-LEDs for inactivation of microorganisms in healthcare. In this study a standard 3 mm LED has been compared with 385 nm UVA-LED for inactivation of Escherichia coli. E. coli strains were swabbed on control, LED and UVA-LED petri dishes using cotton bud. The LED and UVA-LED samples were exposed to standard LED light and UVA light respectively for 1 h. The analysis of bacteria by determining Colony forming units (CFU) and log inactivation were carried out to calculate the number of colonies present in each sample. Result showed negligible to none disinfection properties in standard LED light. LED samples had CFU/ml colonies compared to control which is CFU/ml. UVA-LED samples achieved maximum inactivation and only had CFU/ml. Log inactivation results showed that LED samples observed 0.1-log inactivation whereas the UVA-LED had significant inactivation of 3.8-log inactivation corresponding to approximately 99.99 % E. coli reduction. The results demonstrate that UVA-LED at 385 nm is capable of efficiently providing inactivation of bacteria E. coli.
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