Vystar to Produce RxAir400 UV-C Light Air Purifiers with New Manufacturer - Seite 2

Stone noted, “Hospitals and healthcare facilities have been using ultraviolet germicidal irradiation (UVGI) with UV-C light for airborne infection control for decades because they have been proven to inactivate a broad array of airborne viruses and bacteria, including certain Coronavirus strains, influenza and cold viruses. The CDC in April 2020 stated that UVGI is one of the most promising methods for decontamination of filtering facepiece respirators (FFR) for Coronavirus (SARS CoV-2), the virus that causes COVID-19.¹ The RxAir400 uses Vystar’s patented ViraTech technology – the same UVGI technology detailed in CDC reports -- in a portable unit sized for home or small business use.” (See RxAir video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBTwQKvK7Zg)

RxAir400’s ViraTech technology is one of the few UV light air purification technologies proven in EPA- and FDA-certified laboratory testing to inactivate more than 99% of airborne viruses (including coronaviruses), bacteria and other pathogens that cause pneumonia, influenza, MRSA (staph), streptococcus (whooping cough), tuberculosis (TB), measles and a myriad of other antibiotic-resistant and viral infections.

Wladyslaw Kowalski, PhD, PE, is one of the world’s foremost experts on air cleaning design and construction, indoor air quality issues, including mold and bacterial contamination and hospital infection control. Dr. Kowalski authored numerous research papers and did testing analysis for the ViraTech technology used in the RxAir product line. His research and analysis of test results are available upon request.^{6, 7, 8}. Additionally, Dr. Kowalski, independent of RxAir, along with Thomas J. Walsh and Vidmantas Petraitis, both of the Weill Cornell Medical College of Cornell University, have published a technical report titled “2020 COVID-19 Coronavirus Ultraviolet Susceptibility” which further details the impact of Ultraviolet on COVID-19.⁹

The RxAir400’s patented kill chamber prolongs exposure of airborne pathogens to industrial-strength, high-intensity UV-C lights, recirculating an area’s air up to eight times per hour and continually inactivating pathogens to reduce exposure for occupants. RxAir’s use of high-intensity germicidal UV lamps to inactivate pathogens sets it apart from ordinary air filtration units that just trap pathogens and potentially expose the user to infection during filter changes.