Selective photonic disinfection, abbreviated SEPHODIS, is an ultrashort pulse laser technology invented by Tsen and colleagues to combat pathogens including viruses and bacteria. It works by using extremely brief pulses of light to destroy viral capsids while limiting collateral damage to human cells and proteins, and is being developed both as a way to rapidly produce vaccines against emerging pathogens and as a method for safeguarding the blood supply.
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Selective photonic disinfection (SEPHODIS) is an ultrashort pulse laser technology invented by Tsen and colleagues to combat pathogens including viruses and bacteria.
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