Steriwave

The Steriwave™ disinfection process rapidly and lethally disrupts the microbial cell wall, leaving human tissue unharmed. The topically applied photosensitizer formulation selectively stains bacteria by binding with microbial cell wall components. The red light is absorbed by the photosensitizer molecules, causing electronic state transitions within the photosensitizer. The excited photosensitizer immediately transfers energy to surrounding molecular oxygen, thereby producing reactive oxygen species (ROS) that are responsible for the lethal cell wall disruption. These ROS products are very short-lived, and the ROS-production process ceases immediately upon deactivation of the light. The red light is low-intensity and does not cause damage or harm to human tissue.