Patent ID: 9150434
Filing Date: 2015-10-06
Classification: A61L,C02F,Y02A

Abstract:
1. A method for disinfecting a sample of water, the method comprising: generating a current using an array of photovoltaic cells, wherein the array of photovoltaic cells encircles an exterior wall of a container holding the sample, wherein the array of photovoltaic cells comprises a plurality of micro photovoltaic cells, wherein the plurality of micro photovoltaic cells includes flexible thin-film photovoltaic cells; powering an array of flexible light emitting diodes applied directly to an interior wall of the container holding the sample using the current that is generated, wherein the array of flexible light emitting diodes emits a germicidal wavelength of radiation, wherein the array of flexible light emitting diodes comprises a plurality of micro light emitting diodes, wherein the plurality of micro light emitting diodes includes flexible thin-film light emitting diodes, wherein the array of flexible light emitting diodes encircles the interior wall of the container, wherein the plurality of micro light emitting diodes comprises a plurality of spalled light emitting diodes, and wherein each light emitting diode of the plurality of spalled light emitting diodes is electrically coupled to other light emitting diodes of the plurality of spalled light emitting diodes via a system of interconnects; and exposing the sample of water to the radiation.