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Published on: October 15, 2016
Potential self-disinfection capacity of touch screen displays
Martin Hessling1, Barbara Spellerberg2, Katharina Hönes1
1Institute of Medical Engineering and Mechatronics, Ulm University of Applied Sciences, Ulm, Germany.
Abstract:
Touch screen displays are potential pathogen reservoirs and involved in the spread of hospital acquired infections. They emit visible light that is known for a weak but proven antimicrobial photoinactivation effect, so the question is whether displays have the potential to disinfect themselves. To test the antimicrobial capacity of touch screen displays, Staphylococcus carnosus are distributed on Samsung tablets and illuminated for up to 36 hours. The average number of colony forming units decreases with time with white light being the most efficient followed by blue, green and red light. Increasing the illumination intensity by a mirror leads to a faster bacterial decrease up to a 90% reduction in 15 hours. A 99.99% reduction of staphylococci should be possible by turning on the display over the weekend.
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