Ionizing radiation is not used for general laboratory sterilization, however ultraviolet radiation (U.V.) is used to control airborne microorganisms and environmental surface decontamination.

Ultraviolet (UV) light is a form of non-ionizing radiation. It has many uses at the University of Massachusetts Lowell from sterilization to curing certain glues or plastics. The health effects of UV ...

Ultraviolet radiation in the shortest wavelength band ... a meter that measures the output of their UV-C sterilizer the NukeBox. It is built around a $2.50 sensor and a $3 Arduino.

Because UV light has very little penetrating power it is only used for sterilization of surfaces. Photoreactivation (light repair): The photoreactivation repair enzyme (PRE) is activated by visible ...