Washington University engineering researchers have created a
new type of air-cleaning technology that could better protect human lungs from
allergens, airborne viruses and ultrafine particles in the air.
The device, known as the SXC ESP, was created by a team led
by Pratim Biswas, PhD, the Lucy & Stanley Lopata Professor and chair of the
Department of Energy, Environmental & Chemical Engineering in the School of
Engineering & Applied Science.
A recent study of the device, published in Applied and
Environmental Microbiology, found that it could help to prevent respiratory and
viral infections and inhalation-induced allergic reactions more efficiently
than existing filter-based systems.