Method of quantifying UV disinfecting doses applied to an ophthalmic lens using indicators
US9244013B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 24, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jan 26, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 1, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N31/226
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The presented invention describes the development of a measuring method based on the degradation of various chromophores/fluorophores that can be used as quantitative method to elucidate the UV dose within a liquid or as a qualitative visual color-changing chemical indicator of UV sterilization is described.
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