UV DETECTOR FOR GENERAL USE FOR SKIN CANCER PREVENTION

根据美国癌症协会的数据，今年将有超过100万人患上皮肤癌，自1973年以来，这一比例一直在迅速上升。为了帮助提高公众对暴露在紫外线辐射下的有害影响的认识，建议研制一种基于一种能在照射后改变颜色的化学物质的紫外线探测器。颜色变化的特性是至关重要的，因为它可以在没有任何电子放大电路或任何光学滤光片的帮助下提供太阳光中存在的紫外线量的信息。可见颜色的强度与搅动光电探测器的紫外光量成正比。与这种类型的传统探测器相反，目前的UV传感器设备将非常经济实惠，易于大众使用。目前的紫外线传感器技术可以集成到信用卡、防晒霜瓶盖和腕带中，以方便地提醒人们过度暴露在紫外线下的危险。拟议的商业应用：目前的紫外线传感器：光致变色紫外光传感器或PULS（TM）旨在提供一种经济实惠的方法来测量紫外线阳光或任何其他紫外线源（如紫外线激光束）的强度。目前的PULS探测器被认为具有巨大的商业潜力，因为目前成功地将其商业化，作为西蒙和舒斯特公司的儿童紫外线警告装置和Bolle公司的紫外线测试太阳镜。

According to the American Cancer Society, over 1 million people will develop skin cancer this year, the rate has been increasing rapidly since 1973. in order to help increase the public awareness regarding the harmful effects of exposure to ultraviolet radiation, the development of an ultraviolet detector based on a chemical capable of changing color upon irradiation is proposed The characteristic of color change is crucial since it will provide the information of the amount of UV light present in sunlight without the aid of any electronic amplifying circuit or any optical filter. The intensity of visible color is directly proportional to the amount of UV light stirring the photodetector. Contrary to traditional detectors of this type, the present UV sensor device will be very affordable and easy to use by the general public. The present ultraviolet sensor technology can be incorporated in credit cards, Sunscreen bottle caps, and wristbands providing a very handy reminder of the dangers of UV light overexposure. PROPOSED COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS: The present ultraviolet sensor: Photochromic Ultraviolet Light Sensor or PULS(TM) is designed to provide an affordable means to measure the intensity of ultraviolet sunlight or any other ultraviolet source such as UV laser beams. The present PULS detector is believed to have great commercial potential as demonstrated by the current success in commercializing it as a UV warning device for children by Simon and Schuster and as UV testing sunglasses by the Bolle Corporation.