Development Research for Nano fibers that Suppress Infectious Diseases such as COVID-19 with Silver-nano Technology
According to the N2CELL’s announcement on October 20th, the silver-nano master batch first surrounds the silver-nano particle with silica and then the polyguard as the second layer enforces its safety. The silver-nano is placed inside the plastic pellet of a polyguard, which later covers the fiber through the extrusion process. It is possible to effectively sanitize planctobacteria such as virus by applying this technology.
Silver is known to have an antibacterial effect with more than 650 microorganisms such as germs, fungus, and viruses. As it was proved by the experiment conducted in the Bioscience Lab, which holds public confidence even in the United States, the silver-nano master batch effectively decreased the COVID-19 infectiousness. According to N2CELL, “We are preparing protection suit and mask production using the silver-nano fiber” and that “We expect to safety protect the wearer from COVID-19.”
Meanwhile, Professor Oh is in charge as the N2CELL’s research consultancy and is participating in developing diverse nano fibers using functional nano complex, which will be later used for air purifier filters and automobile air filters other than nano filters for masks. N2CELL is the only company in Korea that is producing antibacterial masks by impregnating the silver-nano compound, which was used for receiving EPA’s confirmation for the master batch through electrospinning technology.
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Translation by: Park Gyeong-min
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