this week i met with microbiologist dr lena ciric and she told me how. washing your hands is vital. if you're worried about germs on your phone, you can clean it effectively with simple soap and water. hi, i'm dr lena ciric. i'm a microbiologist at university college london and i'm going to show you how to clean your phone. unplug your phone, turn it off and remove the case. all the major phone makers warn against using chemicals, hand gels and abrasive wipes on your device, as this can damage the screen's protective coating. dampen a microfibre cloth with water and simple household soap. gently rub the surfaces of the phone with the damp cloth. take care not to get moisture in any of the openings, because even water—resistant phones lose their protection over time. finally, dry your phone with a clean microfibre cloth. even just using soap and water can effectively remove bacteria and viruses from your phone, and we can test that by using this little device and these swabs. the device gives a reading of relative light units or rlus. that's a measure of m

well, this week i met with microbiologist dr lena ciric and she told me how.on your phone. you can simply use soap and water. unplug your phone, turn it off and remove the case. dampen a microfibre cloth with water & household soap. gently rub the surfaces of the phone with the damp cloth. take care not to get moisture in any of the openings because even water—resistant phones lose their protection over time. finally, dry your phone with a clean microfibre cloth. we haven't used any anti—bacterial or antiviral gel on these phones so how do we know they are clean? we can use these swabs and this device which tells us the level of microbial activity on the phone in relative light units, or rlus. so the higher number we get, the higher number of germs. the results are pretty good. so we would want a surgical surface to have a rating of 50 or less and all of the phones have readings of less than this, so that's pretty good. so they're significantly cleaner with just soap and water? yep, they are. how is that possible without using antiviral gel? what's going on he

hi, i'm dr lena ciric, i'm a microbiologist at university college london, and i'm going to show you howphone—makers warn against using chemicals, hand gels and abrasive wipes on your device, as this can damage the screen's protective coating. dampen a microfibre cloth with water and simple household soap. gently rub the surfaces of the phone with a damp cloth. take care not to get moisture in any of the openings because even water—resistant phones lose their protection over time. finally, dry your phone with a clean microfibre cloth. even just using soap and water can effectively remove bacteria and viruses from your phone, and we can test that by using this little device and these swabs. the device gives a reading of relative light units — or rlus — and that is a measure of the microbial activity on the phone. the higher the number, the more gems are present. we tested all of these phones and their cases before and after cleaning with soap and water, and they were all significantly cleaner afterwards. on a surgical surface, we want to get a figure of 50 or less, and all of our phones a

hi, i'm dr lena ciric., turn it off and remove the case. all the major phone makers warn against using chemicals, hand gels and abrasive wipes on your device, as this can damage the screen's protective coating. dampen a microfibre cloth with water and simple household soap. gently rub the surfaces of the phone with the damp cloth. take care not to get moisture in any of the openings because even water—resistant phones lose their protection over time. finally, dry your phone with a clean microfibre cloth. even just using soap and water could effectively remove bacteria and viruses from your phone and we can test that by using this little device and these swabs. the device gives a reading of relative light units, or rlus. that is a measure of the microbial activity on your phone, so the higher the number, the more germs are present. we tested all of these phones and their cases before and after cleaning with soapy water and they were all significantly clea ner afterwards. on a surgical surface, we would want

well, this week, i met with microbiologist dr lena ciric and she told me how. your phone, turn it off and remove the case. dampen a microfibre cloth with water and simple household soap. gently rub the surfaces of the phone with the damp cloth. take care not to get moisture in any of the openings because even water resistant phones lose their protection over time. finally, dry your phone with a clean microfibre cloth. we haven't used any anti—bacterial or antiviral gel on this phone so how do we know they are clean? well, we can use these swabs and this device which tells us the level of microbial activity on the phone in relative light units or rlus. so the higher number we get, the higher number of germs. the results are pretty good. so we would want a surgical surface to be a reading of 50 or less and all of the phones have readings of less than this, so that's pretty good. so they're significantly cleaner, with just soap and water? yep, they are. and how is that possible without using antiviral gel? what's going on here? the main ingredient in soap, which i

well, this week, i met with microbiologist dr lena ciric and she told me how.mple soap and water. unplug your phone, turn it off and remove the case. dampen a microfibre cloth with water and simple household soap. gently rub the surfaces of the phone with the damp cloth. take care not to get moisture in any of the openings because even water resistant phones lose their protection over time. finally, dry your phone with a clean microfibre cloth. we haven't used any anti—bacterial or antiviral gel on this phone so how do we know they are clean? well, we can use these swabs and this device which tells us the level of microbial activity on the phone in relative light units or rlus. so the higher number we get, the higher number of germs. the results are pretty good. so we would want a surgical surface to be a reading of 50 or less and all of the phones have readings of less than this, so that's pretty good. so they're significantly cleaner, with just soap and water? yep, they are. and how is that possible without using antiviral gel? what's going on here? the main

well, this week, i met with microbiologist dr lena ciric and she told me how.your phone, you can just use simple soap and water. unplug your phone, turn it off and remove the case. dampen a microfibre cloth with water and simple household soap. gently rub the surfaces of the phone with the damp cloth. take care not to get moisture in any of the openings because even water resistant phones lose their protection over time. finally, dry your phone with a clean microfibre cloth. we haven't used any anti—bacterial or antiviral gel on this phone so how do we know they are clean? well, we can use these swabs and this device which tells us the level of microbial activity on the phone in relative light units or rlus. so the higher number we get, the higher number of germs. the results are pretty good. so we would want a surgical surface to be a reading of 50 or less and all of the phones have readings of less than this, so that's pretty good. so they're significantly cleaner, with just soap and water? yep, they are. and how is that possible without using antiviral gel?

hi, i'm dr lena ciric, i'm a microbiologist at university college london, and i'm going to show you howainst using chemicals, hand gels and abrasive wipes on your device, as this can damage the screen's protective coating. dampen a microfibre cloth with water and simple household soap. gently rub the surfaces of the phone with a damp cloth. take care not to get moisture in any of the openings because even water—resistant phones lose their protection over time. finally, dry your phone with a clean microfibre cloth. even just using soap and water can effectively remove bacteria and viruses from your phone, and we can test that by using this little device and these swabs. the device gives a reading of relative light units — or rlus — and that is a measure of the microbial activity on the phone. the higher the number, the more gems are present. we tested all of these phones and their cases before and after cleaning with soap and water, and they were all significantly cleaner afterwards. on a surgical surface, we want to get a figure of 50 or less, and all of our phones had readings lower th

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well, this week, i met with microbiologist dr lena ciric and she told me how.he phone with the damp cloth. take care not to get moisture in any of the openings because even water resistant phones lose their protection over time. finally, dry your phone with a clean microfibre cloth. we haven't used any anti—bacterial or antiviral gel on this phone so how do we know they are clean? well, we can use these swabs and this device which tells us the level of microbial activity on the phone in relative light units or rlus. so the higher number we get, the higher number of germs. the results are pretty good. so we would want a surgical surface to be a reading of 50 or less and all of the phones have readings of less than this, so that's pretty good. so they're significantly cleaner, with just soap and water? yep, they are. and how is that possible without using antiviral gel? what's going on here? the main ingredient in soap, which is a detergent, which is basically lifting off the grease and the grime and the germs from the surface of the phone, which is then rinsed o