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An adhesive device with an ultraviolet element is disclosed. The adhesive device with an ultraviolet element can be used to provide a treatment of a surface of an object. The treatment can include cleaning, disinfection, sterilization and sanitization. The adhesive device with an ultraviolet element

An adhesive device with an ultraviolet element is disclosed. The adhesive device with an ultraviolet element can be used to provide a treatment of a surface of an object. The treatment can include cleaning, disinfection, sterilization and sanitization. The adhesive device with an ultraviolet element can also be used as a self-adhesive bandage.

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1. A device, comprising: a substrate having a first side and a second side, wherein the substrate comprises a light guiding layer having a first light guiding layer part and a second light guiding layer part separated from the first light guiding layer part, the first light guiding layer part and th

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A device, comprising: a substrate having a first side and a second side, wherein the substrate comprises a light guiding layer having a first light guiding layer part and a second light guiding layer part separated from the first light guiding layer part, the first light guiding layer part and the second light guiding layer part each having a multi-layered structure;an adhesive layer formed on the first side of the substrate that is configured to adhere to an object;an ultraviolet transparent region formed on the first side of the substrate without overlapping with the adhesive layer, wherein the ultraviolet transparent region is configured for placement adjacent to a surface of the object that is subject to undergo treatment upon the adhesive layer adhering to the object;an ultraviolet transparent window formed on the second side of the substrate; andan ultraviolet radiation source, coupled to the second side of the substrate, that is configured to emit ultraviolet radiation through the ultraviolet transparent window towards the ultraviolet transparent region and onto the surface of the subject. 2. The device of claim 1, wherein the substrate comprises ultraviolet transparent material. 3. The device of claim 2, wherein the ultraviolet transparent material comprises a transparent fluoropolymer selected from the group consisting of: EFEP, FEP, PTFE, ECTFE, PCTFE, PFA, PVDF, ETFE, THV, LDPE and MFA. 4. The device of claim 1, further comprising a removable protective pad disposed over the first side of the substrate covering the adhesive layer and the ultraviolet transparent region, wherein removal of the protective pad from the first side of the substrate exposes the adhesive layer and the ultraviolet transparent region layer for application to the surface of the object. 5. The device of claim 1, wherein the light guiding layer comprises a plurality of light diffusive elements and a mesh material formed on a periphery of the light guiding layer, wherein sections of the mesh material are interspersed between each of the plurality of light diffusive elements. 6. The device of claim 1, further comprising at least one adhesive strap attached to the second side of the substrate that is configured to secure the ultraviolet radiation source. 7. The device of claim 1, wherein the second side of the substrate includes an opening formed therein to receive the ultraviolet radiation source for placement therein at a predetermined orientation angle. 8. The device of claim 7, wherein the ultraviolet radiation source is monolithically embedded in the substrate through the opening. 9. The device of claim 1, further comprising an optical element optically coupled to the ultraviolet radiation source. 10. The device of claim 1, further comprising a control module coupled to the ultraviolet radiation source to control operation while the surface of the subject undergoes treatment. 11. The device of claim 10, further comprising a user input system coupled to the ultraviolet radiation source and the control module, wherein the user input system is configured to initiate treatment of the surface of the subject by the ultraviolet radiation source and the control module in response to receiving a user input requesting initiation of a treatment, and terminate the treatment in response to receiving a user input requesting termination of the treatment. 12. The device of claim 1, wherein the first light guiding layer part comprises a first transparent gas layer, a second transparent gas layer, and a first transparent liquid layer placed between the first transparent gas layer and the second transparent gas layer, and wherein the second light guiding layer part comprises a second transparent liquid layer, a diffusive transparent layer, and a third transparent gas layer disposed between the second transparent liquid layer and the diffusive transparent layer, and wherein a transparent encapsulation layer surrounds both the first light guiding layer part and the second light guiding layer part. 13. An adhesive treatment device, comprising: a substrate having a first side and a second side with an ultraviolet transparent region embedded in a volume of the substrate between the first side and the second side, wherein the ultraviolet transparent region has a surface portion that is adjacent to the first side of the substrate;a light guiding layer having a multi-layered light guiding structure formed in the ultraviolet transparent region, wherein the multi-layered light guiding structure includes a transparent liquid layer positioned between a first transparent gas layer and a second transparent gas layer;an adhesive layer formed on the first side of the substrate that is configured to adhere to an object;an ultraviolet radiation source coupled to the second side of the substrate that is configured to emit ultraviolet radiation through the ultraviolet transparent region towards the first side of the substrate and onto a surface of the subject that is to undergo treatment; anda fastener configured to fasten the ultraviolet radiation source to the substrate. 14. The adhesive treatment device of claim 13, further comprising at least one adhesive strap attached to the second side of the substrate configured to secure the ultraviolet radiation source. 15. The adhesive treatment device of claim 13, wherein the light guiding layer further comprises diffusive elements formed on the first side of the substrate, wherein the diffusive elements extend through the ultraviolet transparent region and the first side of the substrate. 16. The adhesive sterilization device of claim 13, wherein the light guiding layer is operatively coupled to the ultraviolet radiation source. 17. A self-adhesive treatment device, comprising: a substrate having a first side and a second side, wherein the substrate comprises a light guiding layer having a first light guiding layer part and a second light guiding layer part separated from the first light guiding layer part, the first light guiding layer part and the second light guiding layer part each having a multi-layered structure;an adhesive layer formed on the first side of the substrate that is configured to adhere to an object;an opening formed in the second side of the substrate; andan ultraviolet treatment system disposed in the opening that is configured to treat a surface of the object, wherein the ultraviolet treatment system comprises an ultraviolet radiation source that is configured to emit ultraviolet radiation onto the surface of the subject via the light guiding layer, wherein the ultraviolet radiation source is placed in the opening at a predetermined orientation angle to emit ultraviolet radiation onto the surface of the object at a target angle. 18. The self-adhesive treatment device of claim 17, further comprising a capping layer disposed over the ultraviolet treatment system that is configured to prevent leakage of ultraviolet radiation from the second side of the substrate. 19. The self-adhesive treatment device of claim 17, wherein the ultraviolet treatment system comprises an optical component that is configured to direct the ultraviolet radiation emitted from the ultraviolet radiation source towards the surface of the object. 20. The self-adhesive treatment device of claim 19, wherein the optical component comprises one of an ultraviolet transparent light guiding layer and a lens.