NuWave releases results in coronavirus test

VERNON HILLS - NuWave LLC announced an independent study conducted by the University of Minnesota found the company's OxyPure Air Purifier reduces the concentration of respiratory coronaviruses in the air.

The study calculates that OxyPure reduces 99.999% virus concentration within six hours, the company said.

The University of Minnesota tested OxyPure's ability to effectively remove coronaviruses. Air samples were gathered around an OxyPure unit placed in a sealed, custom built and calibrated wind tunnel. After each of three tests over varying periods of time, the virus concentration recovered was determined for both upstream and downstream air samples. Genetic analysis was performed to determine the amount of viral RNA present in the samples.

"The University of Minnesota has a long history of developing techniques to measure and monitor particle concentrations in the air," said James Moon, general manager of NuWave.

The unit's five-stage filter system captured and removed over 99.96% of airborne viruses, such as H3N2, in one hour and 99.99% of bacteria, such as E. coli and staphylococcus, within two hours of detection, said Chris Hogan, professor of mechanical engineering at the university.