Umqedazwe we-coronavirus uphefumule impilo entsha enqubweni yamashumi eminyaka ubudala engakwazi ukuqeda amagciwane namagciwane: ukukhanya kwe-ultraviolet.
Sekuyiminyaka izibhedlela ziyisebenzisa ukwehlisa ukusabalala kwama-superbugs angazweli emishanguzweni kanye nokubulala amagciwane ezindaweni zokuhlinza. Kepha manje sekunentshisekelo yokusebenzisa ubuchwepheshe ezindaweni ezinjengezikole, izakhiwo zamahhovisi, nezindawo zokudlela ukusiza ukunciphisa ukusakazeka kwe-coronavirus uma izindawo zomphakathi sezivuliwe futhi.
"Ubuchwepheshe be-Germicidal ultraviolet buye baba khona cishe iminyaka eyi-100 futhi buye baba nempumelelo enhle," kusho uJim Malley, PhD, uprofesa wobunjiniyela bomphakathi kanye nemvelo eNyuvesi yaseNew Hampshire. "Kusukela ekuqaleni kukaMashi, kube nesithakazelo esikhulu kukho, kanye noxhaso locwaningo olunikezwa izikhungo emhlabeni jikelele."
Imiphumela yokuhlanza izibani ze-UV ibonakale namanye ama-coronavirus, okuhlanganisa naleyo ebangela isifo esibucayi sokuphefumula (i-SARS). Ucwaningo lukhombisile ukuthi ingasetshenziswa ngokumelene namanye ama-coronavirus. Olunye ucwaningo lwathola okungenani imizuzu eyi-15 yokuchayeka kwe-UVC ingasebenzi i-SARS, okwenza ukuthi igciwane lingakwazi ukuphindaphinda. I-Metropolitan Transit Authority yaseNew York imemezele ukusetshenziswa kwesibani se-UV ezimotweni ezingaphansi komhlaba, amabhasi, izikhungo zobuchwepheshe nasemahhovisi. INational Academy of Sciences ithi yize bungekho ubufakazi obuphathekayo bokusebenza kwe-UV egciwaneni elibangela i-COVID-19, isebenze kwamanye amagciwane afanayo, ngakho-ke kungenzeka ilwe naleli.
Ilebhu kaMalley yenza ucwaningo lokuthi i-UVC ingakwazi kanjani ukuhlanzeka kahle amathuluzi namagiya okuvikela asetshenziswa abaphenduli bokuqala, futhi muva nje baphoqeleke ukuthi baphinde bawasebenzise, njengamamaski e-N95.
I-HOLTOP ibambelela embonweni wedizayini "emaphakathi nekhasimende", ibhokisi lokubulala amagciwane linesisindo esilula, kulula ukulifaka, ukusetshenziswa kwamandla okuphansi futhi liyasebenza.
■ Abasebenzisi abafake isistimu yokuphefumula komoya omusha ye-HOLTOP bangaqedela ukuguqulwa ngokufaka ibhokisi lokubulala amagciwane emoyeni ohambisayo noma epayipini le-exhaust side. Ibhokisi lokubulala amagciwane lingalawulwa lilodwa noma lixhunywe nomsingathi womoya omusha, osheshayo futhi olula ukukufaka.
■ Kubasebenzisi besistimu yokuphefumula komoya omusha ye-HOLTOP esanda kufakwa, bangakwazi ukuhlela kalula futhi bafake inzalo nebhokisi lokubulala amagciwane ohlangothini lomoya omusha noma ohlangothini lokukhipha umoya ngokuya ngesimo sokuhlobisa kwangaphakathi ngesilawuli sokuxhuma nesifaka umoya. Uma isifakiwe, izozuza impilo yonke.
Ngaphandle kwebhokisi elijwayelekile lokubulala amagciwane, i-Holtop ingakwazi ukwenza ngokwezifiso imikhiqizo yokuvala inzalo nokubulala amagciwane ngokuya ngezidingo zephrojekthi.