PRESS RELEASE Of interest to editors and journalists covering: Business, Medical, Health, Retail, Pharmaceuticals, MedTech Novel Patented Technology Enables Low Cost, Instant Ultraviolet Disinfection for Home and Personal Care Products BOSTON, MA - Feb. 14, 2005 /Send2Press Newswire/ -- Ultraviolet disinfection technology developed for hospital-use now available for a number of home and personal care products such as toothbrushes, pacifiers, drinking cups, knives, cutting boards, etc. reports UVSolutions, LLC (www.uvs-ultraclean.com). UVSolutions' infection control products provide families with revolutionary, low-cost, non-chemical antimicrobial home and personal care solutions in the wake of escalating concern for maintaining family health. "UVSolutions' proprietary flash-based germicidal ultraviolet (UVC) sterilization technology for medical and consumer applications has a greater than 99% efficacy in killing bacteria, viruses, mold and fungi. UVC does not contribute to the development of resistant strains of microorganisms, as do other antimicrobials and antibiotics," reports Geoff Jenkins, President of the Boston-based company. Multiple toothbrushes in the family toothbrush holder can cross-contaminate one another and are exposed to airborne germs in the "dirtiest" room in the house. Furthermore, the Surgeon General has reported that germs associated with gum disease have a correlation to heart disease, reports Jenkins. Baby pacifiers also have many opportunities for contamination, either in the day care setting where cross contamination is prevalent or in the family setting where the pacifier spends a good part of the time on the floor in the home and public places. Cutting boards and knives are frequently cited as "vectors of transmission" particularly when used to cut meat or chicken, followed by cutting other food prior to cleaning. UVSolutions has focused on the development of low-cost, portable, battery operated disinfection products that are fast and easy to use. UVSolutions LLC is a privately held product development company in Wellesley Massachusetts. The Company licenses its proprietary technology and product designs to market leaders. Other products under development include water purification products and a number of products for the medical community including a stethoscope disinfector and catheter site disinfection system. UVSolutions LLC, 15 Glenbrook Road, Wellesley Hills, MA 02481. More information: http://www.uvs-ultraclean.com Copr. (c) 2005 Send2Press(tm) Newswire. # # # NEWS SOURCE: UVSolutions LLC WEBSITE: http://www.uvs-ultraclean.com MEDIA CONTACT: Geoffrey H. Jenkins, President of UVSolutions LLC +1-781-235-2879 ghjenkins @ uvs-ultraclean.com ----------------------------------------------------------------- TXT: http://www.Send2Press.com/mediadrome/2005-02-0214-002.txt PDF: http://www.Send2Press.com/mediadrome/news_2005-02-0214-002.pdf Anti-Spam Policy Note for this Archive Copy: if you have received spam email or faxes related to this news story, it did not come from us. View the email headers or fax number where the abuse originated. Send2Press NEVER sends news to the public or to businesses of any kind, only the working MEDIA. -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ------------------------- English (lang=en) / Content Copr. (c) 2005 Send2Press Newswire. This release was issued on behalf of the above organization, who is solely responsible for accuracy of content, by Send2Press(R) Newswire, a unit of Neotrope(R). http://www.Send2Press.com Web sites may only reproduce this release verbatim if the originating news source and Copr. (c) 'Send2Press Newswire' is included. [ related: http://www.eNewsChannels.com ]