Anons, I used to work on some devices for us in casinos which ionized the air. The reason was that people gambled more, and were generally happier when exposed to ionized air. One of the side benefits was that ionized air was capable of killing and reducing viruses and bacteria floating around in droplets. So far, I have not heard anyone bring this up in the news, or here, so this maybe the first time anyone is aware of the potential of this technology in this present crisis.
I found a 5 year old article, white paper I believe, which presents the details and potentials. At the time, I was under an NDA agreement which is now expired.
This could be a game changer if the right people look into it.
Published: 23 June 2015
Ionizing air affects influenza virus infectivity and prevents airborne-transmission
Marie Hagbom, Johan Nordgren, […]Lennart Svensson
Scientific Reports volume 5, Article number: 11431 (2015)
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 m3 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.
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https://www.nature.com/articles/srep11431