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Sci Rep. 2015 Jun 23;5:11431. doi: 10.1038/srep11431.
[h=1]Ionizing air affects influenza virus infectivity and prevents airborne-transmission.[/h] Hagbom M[SUP]1[/SUP], Nordgren J[SUP]1[/SUP], Nybom R[SUP]2[/SUP], Hedlund KO[SUP]3[/SUP], Wigzell H[SUP]2[/SUP], Svensson L[SUP]1[/SUP].
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[h=3]Abstract[/h] By the use of a modified ionizer device we describe effective prevention of airborne transmitted influenza A (strain Panama 99) virus infection between animals and inactivation of virus (>97%). Active ionizer prevented 100% (4/4) of guinea pigs from infection. Moreover, the device effectively captured airborne transmitted calicivirus, rotavirus and influenza virus, with recovery rates up to 21% after 40 min in a 19 m(3) room. The ionizer generates negative ions, rendering airborne particles/aerosol droplets negatively charged and electrostatically attracts them to a positively charged collector plate. Trapped viruses are then identified by reverse transcription quantitative real-time PCR. The device enables unique possibilities for rapid and simple removal of virus from air and offers possibilities to simultaneously identify and prevent airborne transmission of viruses.
PMID: 26101102 [PubMed - in process] PMCID: PMC4477231 Free PMC Article
[h=1]Ionizing air affects influenza virus infectivity and prevents airborne-transmission.[/h] Hagbom M[SUP]1[/SUP], Nordgren J[SUP]1[/SUP], Nybom R[SUP]2[/SUP], Hedlund KO[SUP]3[/SUP], Wigzell H[SUP]2[/SUP], Svensson L[SUP]1[/SUP].
[h=3]Author information[/h]
[h=3]Abstract[/h] By the use of a modified ionizer device we describe effective prevention of airborne transmitted influenza A (strain Panama 99) virus infection between animals and inactivation of virus (>97%). Active ionizer prevented 100% (4/4) of guinea pigs from infection. Moreover, the device effectively captured airborne transmitted calicivirus, rotavirus and influenza virus, with recovery rates up to 21% after 40 min in a 19 m(3) room. The ionizer generates negative ions, rendering airborne particles/aerosol droplets negatively charged and electrostatically attracts them to a positively charged collector plate. Trapped viruses are then identified by reverse transcription quantitative real-time PCR. The device enables unique possibilities for rapid and simple removal of virus from air and offers possibilities to simultaneously identify and prevent airborne transmission of viruses.
PMID: 26101102 [PubMed - in process] PMCID: PMC4477231 Free PMC Article