Fast surface disinfection with COUNTERFOG® SDR-F05A+

COUNTERFOG® has been proposed as a rapid decontamination and disinfection technology that uses dynamic submicrometric-disinfecting fog cones. When projected onto surfaces, they create a micrometre-thick film of disinfectant minimizing the use of liquids and the impact on environment. The extremely t...

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Authors: Pérez-Díaz, José Luis, García-Casarrubios, Juan S., Méndez-Vigo Carranza, Pablo, Ruiz-Navas, Elisa M., Iliev Petrov, Mihayl, Alcamí, Antonio, Vázquez-Calvo, Ángela, Rastrojo, Alberto, Archilla, Victor, Sánchez García, María, Fernández Perea, Gonzalo
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2021
Country:España
Institution:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repository:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/264949
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/264949
Access Level:Open access
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Summary:COUNTERFOG® has been proposed as a rapid decontamination and disinfection technology that uses dynamic submicrometric-disinfecting fog cones. When projected onto surfaces, they create a micrometre-thick film of disinfectant minimizing the use of liquids and the impact on environment. The extremely thin film is intended to be enough to cover and kill microorganisms and simultaneously thin enough to evaporate in a few minutes—depending on the environmental conditions. In the present work, experimental tests were carried out to verify this hypothesis. These include a physical characterization of the fog in the cone, a measurement of the liquid flow projected on surfaces as well as disinfection tests with a series of microorganisms. In addition to these results, operational recommendations are derived to ensure disinfection reliability.

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