Air Purifier uses NASA Technology

Have you ever wondered how the International Space Station keeps its air pure?

After all, they can not open a window and let fresh air in. There are commercial and home air purifier units that us NASA-licensed technology. For more information, check out http://www.indoorps.com/nasasecret1.html


We've improved the Air Quality of My Dental Office using the Same Technology that NASA uses to keep the Air Pure in the Space Shuttle and International Space Station!

As many of you know, my dental assistant Angie and I both have seasonal allergies that were terribly severe this spring. While we have a Sharper Image electrostatic filter in the reception area, an Oreck electrostatic filter in the staff office, as well as a good filter on the air conditioning unit that is changed frequently, it was not enough.

While trying to do more research on "is there anything more I can do to filter the air we breath in the office," I stumbled upon information from Will Smith (no, not the Academy Award winning actor). Will spent his professional life in the air quality field. He had the experience and has the professional credentials concerning improving air quality in the industrial arena and now consults with people to improve their home and office environments.

Will Smith, AIAQE

"NASA Uses This Technology to KILL Airborne Virus/Germs/Odors for the Astronauts"

Will Smith explained to me.

As a Dentist, I have always been concerned about cross contamination, and my patients know the lengths that the staff and I go to sterilize all handpieces and instruments, and to clean and disinfect all surfaces between patients. Air-borne bacteria and viruses have always been a concern as well, so we decided to do something about it by bringing in this NASA Technology. We went about testing it with a simple experiment that surprised even me!
The first thing we did was to test the air (before the Air Purifier arrived) with a simple Petri Dish test. We placed sterile medium in the petri dish and let it gel. We then exposed it to the air in the Dental Office for 1-hour and after only one day we saw growth of both bacteria and mold/fungus:
Below is the April 24th photo of one day's growth - 24 hours after exposure.

Below is the April 28th photo and close-up of 5 days of growth

I was somewhat shocked, but expected growth as there are always bacteria and spores in the air. Remember that we have used all due efforts to keep the Dental Office air as filtered as possible.

By that Friday, we had received the small toaster-sized air purifier, recommended for my office situation by Will Smith. We placed it in the area where air enters the air conditioner and turned it on. We left the air circulating over the weekend and noticed a fresher smell to the office when we returned on Monday.

I waited until Wednesday to set up the next petri dish and was surprised that there was only one fungus colony at 48 hours and even more surprised that nothing else grew, even on the 5 and 7 day follow-up before we safely discarded the petri dish. And you have to remember that the purified air enters the air conditioner, sterilized the duct work and then circulated thoughout the office before ever reaching the petri dish on the front counter.

RESULTS: Lots of different Bacteria and Fungi grew before the Air Purifier and Virtually No Growth after we started the Air Purifier.

Now I can understand how the Astronauts stay healthy in the Space Station with 100% recirculated air (after all they can't open a window and get fresh air up there.) The Space Station has been sealed up for years and has to provide clean, healthy air all of the time for its occupants. I think this technology is incredible.

If you want more info, you can go to Will Smith's website:

www.indoorps.com/nasasecret1.html

He will send you more info by immediate return e-mail and you can see what I am talking about in more detail. While the company can not make any medical claims, I have found that this is great for an allergy sufferer like me and Will has protocols to help asthma sufferers to detoxify their bedding, bed rooms and then the rest of their apartment or home.

To paraphrase some of the literature I read that tells it like it is:

"It's not whether you will breath purified air or not -- either it gets purified before you breath it into your nose and lungs; or your nose, throat and lungs will filter it and purify it before it reaches your blood."