UV Insights | Sumble

What is UV?

Ultraviolet (UV) is a form of electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength shorter than that of visible light, but longer than X-rays. UV radiation is widely used for sterilization (killing bacteria and viruses), disinfection, curing of polymers and inks, tanning, and in various industrial and scientific processes. It is also naturally present in sunlight, playing a role in vitamin D synthesis in humans but also posing risks of skin damage with overexposure.

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What other technologies are related to UV?

UV Competitor Technologies

ELSD

Evaporative Light Scattering Detector (ELSD) is a detection method for HPLC that detects compounds regardless of their UV absorbance. This can be used when a compound has no UV chromophore.

mentioned alongside UV in 49% (120) of relevant job posts

RI

Refractive index (RI) detection is a detection method for HPLC that detects compounds regardless of their UV absorbance. This can be used when a compound has no UV chromophore.

mentioned alongside UV in 28% (89) of relevant job posts

UV Complementary Technologies

IR

Infrared spectroscopy (IR) provides complementary information about molecular vibrations and functional groups, useful in conjunction with UV's electronic transitions.

mentioned alongside UV in 23% (2.1k) of relevant job posts

HPLC

High-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) is often used for separation of compounds prior to UV detection. UV detectors are commonly used with HPLC.

mentioned alongside UV in 9% (5.1k) of relevant job posts

FTIR

Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) provides complementary information about molecular vibrations and functional groups, useful in conjunction with UV's electronic transitions.

mentioned alongside UV in 8% (1.3k) of relevant job posts