STEP 01
Intake
Quiet, adjustable-speed fans built into each fixture continuously draw room air into a sealed internal chamber. No ducting, no external units — it uses the ceiling grid you already have.
The Science
The SafeAirUV™ System, exposed.
Peel open the ceiling and here's what happens every second the room is occupied: red contaminated air pulled up, purple UV-C LEDs blast it, clean blue air returned. Silently, continuously.
One housing. Two jobs. Zero disruption to the room.
STEP 02
Irradiate
Inside the chamber, air passes across an array of 275 nm UV-C LED chips. 275 nm is the peak germicidal wavelength, and the chamber is fully enclosed so no UV light ever leaves the fixture.
STEP 03
Inactivate
UV-C energy damages the RNA/DNA of airborne viruses, bacteria, mold, and fungal spores. Damaged pathogens can't replicate — so they can't spread or infect.
STEP 04
Return
The purified air exits the fixture and returns to the room. With correctly-sized fixtures, all of a room's air is exchanged multiple times per hour, continuously, 24/7.
Interactive: what UV-C actually kills
Switch pathogens. See what changes.
Pick a category to see how 275 nm UV-C interacts with different airborne threats — and the dose it takes to inactivate them.
RNA / DNA disruption
Viruses
UV-C shreds viral genetic code so viruses can't replicate.
At 275 nm, UV-C photons are absorbed by the nucleic acids inside airborne viruses, forming pyrimidine dimers that break the genome. A virus that can't replicate can't infect — even if it still reaches a host.
- Target
- Enveloped & non-enveloped RNA/DNA viruses
- Dose
- ~2–6 mJ/cm² for >99% inactivation
- Reduction
- 99.999% SARS-CoV-2*
Common examples
- SARS-CoV-2
- Influenza A/B
- RSV
- Norovirus
- Rhinovirus
*Third-party university lab testing. Real-world reduction depends on fixture density, room volume, and airflow.
Why UV-C, why now
Indoor air is where people spend their days — and where most disinfection stops short.
Regular HVAC isn't air quality
HVAC systems run when they need to heat or cool, not to actually clean air. Between cycles, air stagnates — and viruses can linger for hours.
Filters trap, they don't kill
HEPA and MERV filters capture particles, but the virus itself is still there. Filters can re-release pathogens or continue to shed them into circulation.
UV-C has a hundred years of use
Germicidal UV-C light has been used for disinfection in hospitals, water treatment, and labs for over a century. Its effectiveness on airborne pathogens is well documented.
Other UV systems keep people out
Upper-room UV systems and mobile UV robots expose people to UV directly, so they typically run only when rooms are empty. Our chamber is sealed — safe for continuous, occupied use.
UV-C LED vs. UV bulbs
Solid-state UV-C lasts years, not months.
Traditional germicidal systems use mercury-vapor UV bulbs that emit a variable wavelength and need replacement every 9–12 months. UV-C LED chips emit a stable, specific 275 nm output for a rated lifetime measured in years — cutting maintenance, downtime, and lifecycle cost.
- Wavelength
- 275 nm
- Peak germicidal band
- LED L70
- ~10,000 hrs
- Rated LED lifetime
- Air exchange
- 4–6× / hr
- Target for sized rooms