US researchers have developed an innovative air filter claiming to help fight the "Covid-19" pandemic by catching and killing the virus immediately. Reports published in the "Daily Mail" newspaper revealed that the device uses a nickel foam that surrounds SARS-CoV-2, and heats it to 392 degrees Fahrenheit (200 degrees Celsius).
During the test, the filter demonstrated that it killed 99.8% of the pathogen while passing through it, along with 99.9% of anthrax spores.
Concerned researchers believe, according to "Russia Today", that innovation can be used in planes, offices, schools and cruise ships to stop the spread of the Corona virus, which is still sweeping the world.
The air filter was designed by research by the University of Houston, United States (UH), which indicated that the transmission of the SARS-CoV 2 virus, is unable to remain at temperatures above 158 ° F (70 ° C). Using this knowledge, the team designed an air filter that "captures and kills" and can trap the virus and burn it until it disappears.
However, the air filter was able to reach 392 degrees Fahrenheit, killing 99.8% of the new virus in laboratory tests.
"This filter can be useful in airports and aircraft, and in office buildings, schools, and cruise ships to stop the spread of Covid-19. And its ability to help control the spread of the virus, can be very beneficial to society," said director of the Texas Super Conductors Zifeng Ren. ".
Given the fact that the virus can remain in the air for about 3 hours, the team believes that the filter is the path to take - it can remove it easily and quickly from an open area.
Dr. Faisal Shima, at the University of Medicine at UH University, said: "The new biological defense-based protection technology provides the first protection against SARS-CoV-2 transmission by environmental, and will be at the forefront of the technologies available to combat the current epidemic and any future biological treatments carried out in Internal environments. "
"Capture and Kill Corona Immediately" ... an American innovation that claims the ability to get rid of the virus
2020-07-08T21:30:13.976Z
US researchers have developed an innovative air filter claiming to help fight the "Covid-19" pandemic by catching and killing the virus immediately. Reports published in the "Daily Mail" newspaper revealed that the device uses a nickel foam that surrounds SARS-CoV-2, and heats it to 392 degrees Fahrenheit (200 degrees Celsius).
Source: emara