Ionizing radiation is not used for general laboratory sterilization, however ultraviolet radiation (U.V.) is used to control airborne microorganisms and environmental surface decontamination.

Radiation techniques have demonstrated significant success in the disinfestation and preservation of cultural heritage artefacts, and national and international research programmes have developed ...

Another research effort investigated the compatibility of ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) multilayer films with different ionizing radiation sterilization methods. This study found that gamma and X ...

The idea to use volcanic ash came after the Taal Volcano volcano eruption in 2020 – 43 years after its last eruption in 1977.

Ultraviolet (UV) light is a form of non-ionizing radiation. It has many uses at the University of Massachusetts Lowell from sterilization to curing certain glues or plastics. The health effects of UV ...

Bombarded with enough ionizing energy or simply stressed ... signature antigen proteins in vaccines that require sterilization by gamma radiation. While D. radiodurans' MDP clearly works wonders ...

Food irradiation involves ionizing radiation and uses X-rays, gamma rays or high-energy electron beams. In 2003, the Codex Alimentarius Commission, a body established by the FAO and the World Health ...