Far-UVC Radiation for Disinfecting Hands or Gloves?
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Hessling, M.; Sicks, B.; Lau, B. Far-UVC Radiation for Disinfecting Hands or Gloves? Pathogens 2023, 12, 213. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens12020213
Hessling M, Sicks B, Lau B. Far-UVC Radiation for Disinfecting Hands or Gloves? Pathogens. 2023; 12(2):213. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens12020213
Chicago/Turabian StyleHessling, Martin, Ben Sicks, and Bernhard Lau. 2023. "Far-UVC Radiation for Disinfecting Hands or Gloves?" Pathogens 12, no. 2: 213. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens12020213