The natural and powerful fit of PMC Lighting’s Build-2-Spec Philosophy and Vyv’s Antimicrobial White Light meets PMC’s commitment to delivering on 3 Basic Principles:

Innovation, Integration, and Inspiration.

Innovation: Working With You To Create a Build-2-Spec luminaire that will be attractive while also saving energy and delivering  the disinfecting power of Vyv.

Integration: Modifying Standard Products to meet the requirements of the specific Vyv application or aesthetic preferences.

Inspiration: A preferred color scheme or consistent branding in a particular space can be achieved in businesses wishing to utilize Vyv.

PMC’s Build-2-Spec focus means that you will receive a precisely engineered luminaire that meets your space needs. In an existing structure, this means a space where a standard fixture will not fit can have the protection and benefit of infection control. It will allow customization of space.

pūr-led™ luminaries will join clean, modern, and stylish looks with Vyv’s Antimicrobial White Light Technology. Whether you have a unique space that needs a Build-2-Spec fixture, or you have a more standard space that one of our ready-to-install fixture options will work in, you will achieve the perfect blend of design form and antimicrobial function for any room or structure.

Is this technology safe?

While using light to reduce germs is not a new practice, using Vyv’s antimicrobial light technology is. The most commonly recognized way is Ultra Violet (UV) light. Unfortunately, the UV wavelength of 250 nm damages DNA, and is harmful to human skin and eyes.

pūr-led lights with Vyv’s Antimicbrobial White Light emit light at a 400-405 nm wavelength that kills single cell organisms (like bacteria) but causes no harm to multicellular ones (like humans).

What bacteria can light fixtures withy Vyv kill?

pūr-led with Vyv’s lighting technology has been proven effective in killing gram negative and gram positive bacteria, bacterial endospores, yeast, mold and fungi. Please inquire with PMC for a full list and specific research and case studies testing the germs of most concern to you.

What were the results of Vyv’s third-party tests against viruses?

After 4 hours at 1.0 mW/cm2 irradiance, SARS-CoV-2 achieved a 1.81-log (98.45%) reduction. This is an important validation of the pre-print data from Mount Sinai (see below) as it was done using the dried sample technique called for in the EPA-accepted standard methodology for antimicrobial testing (Mt. Sinai was not). This result means that we have third party results for both non-enveloped an enveloped viruses at overhead light levels, strengthening Vyv’s claims using standard test methods at light levels commonly seen in real world use.

Testing was conducted against MS2 bacteriophage, a non-enveloped virus, at levels that are equivalent to overhead light levels (0.05 mW/cm2 ), and a higher, “close-up” level (2 mW/cm2 ). After 8 hours at overhead light levels, a 1.54-log reduction (97.12%) was achieved. At the higher light level, a greater than 3.82-log reduction (99.985%) was achieved.

Does Vyv kill viruses on surfaces and in the air?

Based on the results of Vyv’s testing, it is confirmed that Vyv antimicrobial lights directly impact viruses on surfaces. As the exciting data are rapidly accumulating on the effectiveness of 405 nm light on both non-enveloped and enveloped viruses, Vyv anticipates expanded research with its proprietary antimicrobial light technology and inactivation of viruses in a growing set of environmental conditions, including air. Important data on the effectiveness of viral destruction in aerosol form are needed to understand how overhead light levels impact enveloped viruses like SARS-CoV-2 in the air. Non-enveloped viruses like those that cause the common cold are often transferred by surface contact. Research will continue in this area to accumulate a greater understanding of various test environments as well as various room light intensities.

Do these lights also kill naturally occurring, healthy bacteria on humans?

A majority of good bacteria lives inside your gut – which is unaffected by outside light. Any good bacteria on your skin usually lives one or two layers down, and is often covered by clothing.

Any good bacteria on your skin killed by disinfecting light is minimal, and those that are would naturally repopulate over time.

What areas can be disinfected by lights with Vyv?

pūr-led with Vyv’s Antimicrobial White Light works by dramatically reducing bacteria on any surface it touches as well as helping to prevent future growth. Any place your eyes can see illuminated is being affected by Vyv technology.

What about when the lights are off?

The longer pūr-led with Vyv’s Antimicrobial White Light is on, the better it works. When a room is not in use, pūr-led lights powered by Vyv have the option to be turned to “Enhanced Antimicrobial Mode” which kills with 2X the antimicrobial dosage.

Will these lights fit within my current structure, or design plan?

With PMC Lighting’s Build-2-Spec ability to customize lighting, we can create a fixture that will fit any existing space or design style. Now you can take advantage of Vyv’s Antimicrobial White Light Technology, without sacrificing design or space.