PathO₃Gen Solutions and Corning® Collaborate on UVZone™ Technology: Corning HPFS® Fused Silica Helps UVC Destroy Dangerous Microorganisms

In just eight seconds, harmful bacteria, viruses, and fungus clinging to the soles of your shoes – including those associated with COVID-19, MRSA, and other public health scourges – can be stopped dead in their tracks. And one of Corning’s most venerable glass innovations helps make it happen. Corning and PathO3Gen Solutions began collaborating on the UVZone more than five years ago, with a special interest in mitigating the spread of MRSA, C. diff, E. coli, and similar pathogens. Early reviews were positive. The UVZone shoe disinfection technology is the first and only UL Certified, proactive disinfection equipment using…