NASA-Based ActivePure Technology Rapidly Eliminates 99.9% of Airborne SARS-CoV-2 Virus in FDA-Compliant Military Lab Tests
Developer Scaling Production to Meet Global Pandemic Needs
DALLAS, Dec. 14, 2020 /PRNewswire/ ActivePure Technologies, LLC, announced that its air purifying technology inactivated over 99.9% of highly concentrated airborne SARS-CoV-2 virus in an enclosed setting in just 3 minutes, below detectable levels. Testing of the ActivePure Technology was conducted by one of the world s top biosafety testing facilities, the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB), which primarily tests for the U.S. military and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). These results demonstrate the effectiveness of the technology in a laboratory setting, said Dr. William S. Lawrence, PhD, director of the Aerobiology Services Division at UTMB s Galveston National Laboratory.