Z-1000 Modular Sterilization System

By XENON Corporation

Pulsed Light for Rapid Surface Sterilization Unlike conventional methods for killing virus, bacteria and fungi, XENON's SteriPulse® Technology delivers rapid sterilization without the dangers of chemicals or mercury lamps that risk the safety of workers. This is because SteriPulse does not use toxic mercury vapor lamps. Rather, it produces germicidal UV-C by means of short duration, intense pulsed light (IPL), through an inert xenon gas flash lamp. Additional damage is caused by wavelength bands other than UV-C. Approved by the FDA for microbial inactivation on the surface of food or packaging material, the broad spectrum, pulsed light can deliver microbial reduction of up to 6 log10 in 1-second. Pulsed light exposure eliminates microorganisms by causing the formation of pyrimidine dimers in DNA, resulting in genetic damage to cells and their ultimate destruction. Types of damage induced by pulsed light are: photolysis; loss of colony-forming ability (death); inability to support phage growth (enzyme inactivation) and destruction of nucleic acid. Introduction to the Z-1000 family To support users with different requirements, XENON's Z-1000 is available with a range of user selected options that can be configured to match application-specific requirements. Examples are illustrated below.