Resources
Application Sheets
Articles
Pulsed Light
- FAQ: The Benefits of Using Pulsed Light Technology in a Variety of Applications
Machine Design —2021
Food Safety
- Trust & Verify: Technnoloogy Leads Food Manufacturers Into a Smarter Era
Machine Design eBook – April 2023 - Growing Demand for Convenience Packaged Food Products creates demand for the Aseptic Packaging Market
Digital Journal – October 2022 - How new processing techniques have “great potential” to make food more sustainable
Food Navigator — September 2022 - Shining a light on antimicrobial technique for food
Food Processing — August 2022 - Study finds pulsed light technology kills pathogens in food
Feedstuffs — August 2022 - Light pulses can stop dangerous food poisoning like Salmonella
Freethink — August 2022 - Could this new technology change food safety forever?
New Food — August 2022 - Pulsed UV light to decontaminate eggs
Poultry World — July 2021 - Pulsed Light’s application in the food safety and enhancement space
New Food — December 2020 - Pulsed ultra violet light technology to improve egg safety, help poultry industry
Penn State University Magazine — January 2021 - UltraViolet Light Benefits Berries and Grapes
Orchard & Vine — June 2019 - Shedding Light on Food Safety
Food Safety — June 2014
Food Enhancement (Mushrooms)
- Vitamin D: Could UV-mushrooms help fix the nation’s issue?
BBC — May 2021 - Let There Be Light: Leveraging Vitamin D in Mushrooms
Mushroom News — March 2020 - New machine enriches vitamin D in mushrooms
Fresh Produce Journal — January 2020
Printed Electronics
- New Method to Manufacture High-Performance Thermoelectric Devices
Lab Manager — November 2022 - Machine Learning Helps Create High-Performance Thermoelectric Devices
OilPrice — 2022 - Researchers develop superfast new method to manufacture high-performance thermoelectric devices
Science Daily — November 2022 - Lowering Fusion Temperatures Costs for Nano-Based Manufacturing
Photonics Media — February 2018 - Sintering Nanoparticle-Based Inks on Challenging Substrates
Industrial and Specialty Printing — June 2011
Disinfection
- Hospitals Set Disinfection Records with UV Technology
CleanLink — October 2022 - Killing germs & UVC light disinfection
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance — October 2022 - Comparing Automated Room Decontamination Devices to Keep HAIs Low
Infection Control Today — March 2022 - 5 exciting industrial cleaning innovations
Cleanroom Technology — June 2020 - Efficacy of pulsed-xenon ultraviolet light for disinfection of high-touch surfaces in an Ecuadorian hospital
José E. Villacís, Mario Lopez, Deborah Passey, Manuel Hernando Santillán, Germán Verdezoto, Freddy Trujillo, Gustavo Paredes, Carmen Alarcón, Ronny Horvath & Mark Stibich, July 2019 - Role of pulsed-xenon ultraviolet light in reducing healthcare-associated infections: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Zhenhong Dong, Na Zhou,2 Guijuan Liu, and Li Zhao, July 2020 - Can pulsed xenon ultraviolet light systems disinfect aerobic bacteria in the absence of manual disinfection?
Chetan Jinadatha MD, MPH, Frank C. Villamaria MPH, Nagaraja Ganachari-Mallappa PhD, Donna S. Brown RN, I-Chia Liao BS, Eileen M. Stock PhD, Laurel A. Copeland PhD, John E. Zeber PhD, 2015

Product Literature
Presentations
- XENON Pulsed Light Increasing Vitamin D in Mushrooms
Louis Panico and Joe Peirce, XENON Corporation, May 2021 - XENON Presentation at IFT19
Louis R. Panico, XENON Corporation, June 2019 - Advances in Intense Pulsed Light Solutions for Display Manufacturing
Dr. Saad Ahmed, XENON Corporation, 2016 - Decontamination of Foods by Pulsed Ultraviolet Light
Ali Demirci, Pennsylvania State University, Feb 2016 - Low Temperature Photonic Sintering for Printed Electronics
Dr. Saad Ahmed, XENON Corporation, Nov 2015 - Photonic Sintering of Silver for Roll-to-Roll Printed Electronics
Dr. Saad Ahmed, XENON Corporation, 2012

Research
Research Summaries
- Food Conveyors
Pulsed Light effectively disinfects food processing conveyors in realistic simulations - Photonic Sintering
Combustion-Assisted Photonic Sintering (CAPS) research shows new potential for the future of printed electronics - Food Packaging
Research shows Pulsed Light is a fast and sustainable technology for packaging sterilization - Wastewater Treatment
Collaborative university study shows Pulsed Light is a sustainable and effective method to maintain municipal wastewater - Milk Treatment
Pulsed Light found to be a rapid and effective method for reducing harmful bacteria in milk - Fruit Juices
Pulsed Light can be effective in making fresh fruit juices safer and longer-lasting - Cheese
Pulsed Light extends the quality and shelf life of one of the world’s most popular cheese products - Water Multiple Uses
Pulsed UV Light system demonstrates a faster and safer way to decontaminate water - Treating Milk
Research shows how Pulsed Light can play a part in processing milk safely and efficiently - Fast Sintering
Pulsed Light enables faster and better sintering of nanoparticles on thermoelectric films
Food Safety & Enhancement Research
- Ultraviolet/visible intense pulsed light irradiation of fresh-cut avocado enhances its phytochemicals content and preserves quality attributes
Gustavo R. Velderrain-Rodriguez, Mayra L. Salmeron-Ruiz, Gustavo A. Gonzalez-Aguilar, Olga Martin-Belloso, Robert Soliva-Fortuny, January 2021 - Pulsed Ultraviolet Light Decontamination of Meat Conveyor Surfaces
Joshua R. Cassar, Edward W. Mills, Ali Dimirci, October 2021 - Combination of Edible Coatings Containing Oregano Essential Oil Nanoemulsion and Pulsed Light Treatments for Improving the Shelf Life of Tomatoes
Annachiara Pirozzi, Vittoria Del Grosso, Giovanna Ferrari, Gianpiero Pataro, Francesco Donsi, 2021 - Efficacy of pulsed ultraviolet light for inactivation of Salmonella spp on black peppercorns
Jing Xie, Yen-Con Hung, February 2020 - Impact of pulsed light treatment on the quality properties and microbiological aspects of red bell pepper fresh-cuts
Katarzyna Rybak, Artur Wiktor, Katarzyna Pobiega, Dorota Witrowa-Rajchert, Malgorzata Nawacka, September 2021 - Utilization of pulsed UV light for the inactivation of Salmonella Enteritidis on shelled walnuts
Gulten Izmirlioglu, Beining Ouyang, Ali Demirci, December 2020 - Pulsed light inactivation of Listeria monocytogenes through different plastic films
Manuela Fernandez, Susana Manzano, Lorenzo de la Hoz, Juan A Ordonez, Eva Hierro, December 2009 - Applications of Pulsed Light Decontamination Technology in Food Processing: An Overview
Ronit Mandal, Xanyar Mohammadi, Artur Wiktor, Anika Singh, Anubhav Pratap Singh, May 2020 - Inactivation of Salmonella in cherry tomato stem scars and quality preservation of pulsed light treatment and antimicrobial wash
Juncai Leng, Sudarsan Mukhopadhyay, Kimberly Sakorai, Kie O. Ukuku, Xuetong Fan, Modesto Olanya, Vijay Juneja, April 2020 - Comparison of UV-C and Pulsed UV Light Treatments for Reduction of Salmonella, Listeria monocytogenes, Enerohemorrhagic Escherichia coli on Eggs
Askild L. Holck, Kristian H. Liland, Signe M. Dremtorp, Mast Carlehog, Anette McLeod, January 2018
Printed Electronics Research
- Modeling nanoscale temperature gradients and conductivity evolution in pulsed light sintering of silver nanowire networks
Michael Dexter, Andrew Pfau, Zhongwei Gao, Gregory S Herman, Chih-Hung Chang, Rajiv Malhotra, September 2018 - Sintering Copper Nanoparticles with Photonic Additive for Printed Conductive Patterns by Intense Pulsed Light
Wan-Yu Chung, Yi-Chin Lai, Tetsu Yonezawa, Ying-Chih Liao, July 2019 - Rapid Pulsed Light Sintering of Silver Nanowires on Woven Polyester for personal thermal management with enhanced performance, durability and cost-effectiveness
Hyun-Jun Hwang, Harish Devaraj, Chen Yang, Zhongwei Gao, Chih-Hung Chang, Howon Lee, Rajiv Malhotra, November 2018 - Metal Coating Synthesized by Inkjet Printing and Intense Pulsed-Light Sintering
Fanbo Meng, Jin Huang, Haitao Zhang, Pengbing Zhao, Peng Li, Chao Wang, April 2019 - Fabrication of solderable intense pulsed light sintered hybrid copper for flexible conductive electrodes
Yong-Rae Jang, Robin Jeong, Hak-Sung Kim, Simon S Park, July 2021 - Shape-Tuned Junction Resistivity and Self-Damping Dynamics in Intense Pulsed Light Sintering of Silver Nanostructure Films
Hyun-Jun Hwang, Rajiv Malhotra, January 2019 - Intense pulsed light sintering of Cu nano particles/micro particles-ink assisted with heating and vacuum holding of substrate for warpage free printed electronic circuit
Chung-Hyeon Ryu, Sung-JunJoo, Hak-Sung Kim, April 2019
Disinfection Research
- Clinical and microbiological effect of pulsed xenon ultraviolet disinfection to reduce multidrug-resistant organisms in the intensive care unit in a Japanese hospital: a before-after study
Keita Morikane, Shoko Suzuki, Jun Yoshioka, Jun Yakuwa, Maski Nakane, Kenji Nemoto, January 2020 - Characterization of pulsed light for microbial disinfection
Joshua R. Cassar, Edward W. Mills, Ali Demirci, December 2022 - Characterization of continous-flow pulsed UV light reactors for processing of liquid foods in annular tube and coiled tube configurations using actinometry and computational fluid dynamics
Ronit Mandal, Anubhav Pratap-Singh, September 2021
Webinars
Pulsed Light’s Application in the Food Safety and Enhancement Space
Presented conjunction with New Food Magazine
October 21, 2020

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