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. 2025 Aug 23;15:31016. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-15192-5

Table 1.

Inactivation rate constants (k) for coupons tested for biofilm formation and inactivation in the CDC biofilm reactor when exposed to 280 nm UV LEDs.

Material k ± S (cm2/mJ) N0 ± S (CFU/cm2) Nres ± S (CFU/cm2) RSE (cm2/mJ) LRV peak
High density polyethylene (HDPE) 0.0636 ± 0.0328 0.0104 ± 0.214 − 1.19 ± 0.278 0.500 1.17
Stainless steel (316L) 0.200 ± 0.0870 0.0131 ± 0.217 − 1.80 ± 0.170 0.547 1.45
Viton® 0.133 ± 0.0625 0.0300 ± 0.160 − 1.27 ± 0.165 0.346 0.851
Acrylonitrile–butadiene–styrene (ABS) 0.0604 ± 0.0215 0.000644 ± 0.186 − 1.63 ± 0.318 0.458 1.57
Polycarbonate 0.288 ± 0.121 − 0.0260 ± 0.341 − 1.84 ± 0.208 0.592 1.84
Silicone 0.344 ± 0.145 − 0.00932 ± 0.443 − 1.86 ± 0.266 0.976 2.05
Porex (expanded PTFE) 0.228 ± 0.0722 0.0285 ± 0.245 − 1.75 ± 0.164 0.432 1.75
Extruded PTFE 0.131 +  ± 0.0422 − 0.0968 ± 0.288 − 1.84 ± 0.195 0.428 1.84