The UV-Clean project, financed by Portugal 2020, was aimed at developing solutions for large-scale sterilization of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) through the use of ultraviolet C radiation (UV-C), for its reuse.
The project is the result of the partnership between EXMA Technology, TecMinho and Pedro Hispano Hospital, where the pilot system was implemented in order to validate the technology and assess its acceptance by healthcare professionals.

For the development of the mobile disinfecting system using ultraviolet radiation, research teams from the Centre for Textile Science and Technologies (2C2T) and the Centre for Micro Electromechanical Systems (CMEMS) of the School of Engineering at the University of Minho, who hold the scientific and technological knowledge necessary for the development of the solution,  were involved.

It is a piece of equipment for disinfecting air and surfaces, essential in combating the epidemiological situation caused by the new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2).

This solution is aimed at a wide range of multiple sectors of activity, such as:

•  Private health clinics;
•  Public hospitals and clinics;
•  General reception offices;
•  Dental clinics;
•  Laboratories;
•  Gyms;
•  Any public or private space where service rotation has to be optimised to increase its competitiveness.

At the moment, EXMA is the only company to offer this type of low-cost tailor-made solution, which provides a considerable reduction in the cost and time in the sterilizing process of spaces with the guarantee of efficacy superior to manual cleaning.
Learn more about this equipment at: www.exma.pt

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The UV-Clean project is co-financed by Norte 2020, within the scope of Portugal 2020 and the European Regional Development Fund.

Photo of the implemented pilot system: