Advances in application of ultraviolet irradiation for biofilm control in water and wastewater infrastructure

X Luo, B Zhang, Y Lu, Y Mei, L Shen - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Biofilms are ubiquitous in aquatic environment. While so far, most of the ultraviolet (UV)
disinfection studies focus on planktonic bacteria, and only limited attention has been given …

Formation mechanisms of viable but nonculturable bacteria through induction by light-based disinfection and their antibiotic resistance gene transfer risk: a review

Y Cai, J Liu, G Li, PK Wong, T An - Critical Reviews in …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Disinfection technologies, especially light-based disinfection, have undergone tremendous
development and innovation, but this treatment can cause bacteria to enter viable but …

Phenotypic and Transcriptional Responses of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilms to UV-C Irradiation via Side-Emitting Optical Fibers: Implications for Biofouling …

Z Zhao, YH Luo, TH Wang, S Sinha, L Ling… - Environmental …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Biofilms give rise to a range of issues, spanning from harboring pathogens to accelerating
microbial-induced corrosion in pressurized water systems. Introducing germicidal UV-C (200 …

Inhibition of biofouling on reverse osmosis membrane surfaces by germicidal ultraviolet light side-emitting optical fibers

H Rho, P Yu, Z Zhao, CS Lee, K Chon, F Perreault… - Water research, 2022 - Elsevier
Biofouling of membrane surfaces poses significant operational challenges and costs for
desalination and wastewater reuse applications. Ultraviolet (UV) light can control biofilms …

Biofilm inhibition on surfaces by ultraviolet light side-emitted from optical fibres

Z Zhao, H Rho, N Shapiro, L Ling, F Perreault… - Nature Water, 2023 - nature.com
Bacterial biofilms are problematic wherever water contacts with surfaces. Although
germicidal ultraviolet (UV)-C irradiation effectively inactivates microorganisms in flowing …

Can photocatalysis inhibit interspecies bacterial cooperation to quench the formation of robust complex bacterial biofilms in water environments?

L **a, M Chen, G Li, T An - Water Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Bacterial biofilms pose significant a public health risk as an environmental reservoir for
opportunistic aquatic bacterial pathogens. Understanding the interspecies roles of complex …

Dual polarization for efficient III-nitride-based deep ultraviolet micro-LEDs

Z **ng, Y Zhou, A Zhang, Y Qu, F Wang, JJ Liou… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
The deep ultraviolet (DUV) micro-light emitting diode (μLED) has serious electron leakage
and low hole injection efficiency. Meanwhile, with the decrease in the size of the LED chip …

Control of biofilms with UV light: a critical review of methodologies, research gaps, and future directions

S Gora, B Ma, M Lanzarini-Lopes, R Simons… - … : Water Research & …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
The use of UV light to prevent or mitigate the development of biofilms is an area of emerging
research that spans numerous industries. We reviewed 58 papers published between 1998 …

Biofilm growth under continuous UVC irradiation: Quantitative effects of growth conditions and growth time on intensity response parameters

H Torkzadeh, EL Cates - Water Research, 2021 - Elsevier
Biofilms can harbor a wide range of microorganisms, including opportunistic respiratory
pathogens, and their establishment on engineered surfaces poses a risk to public health …

Investigation of differences in susceptibility of Campylobacter jejuni strains to UV light-emitting diode (UV-LED) technology

AB Soro, D Ekhlas, M Marmion, AGM Scannell… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Campylobacter jejuni remains a high priority in public health worldwide. Ultraviolet light
emitting-diode technology (UV-LED) is currently being explored to reduce Campylobacter …