Curran Biotech founder, Prof. Shay Curran, and CIO, Dr. Ken Russell went to see Kathy Ireland in Santa Barbara for our big interview about 'Capture Coating' that is used to stop the spread of Covid-19. She is fantastic and her team is second to none. This is a sneak peek of what we were discussing: it is all about stopping the spread of viruses, especially SARS-CoV-2. Now that the CDC has made its announcement last week about face masks, we are now down to the honor system and/or using 'Capture Coating' in filters to prevent the spread of Covid-19. #covid #interview #interview #ai #health
Curran Biotech's new nanocoating could prevent indoor transmission of COVID-19
A new nanocoating from Curran Biotech could dramatically improve air filtration to prevent the spread of COVID-19 indoors.
Their Capture Coating technology acts as a supplement to any household or commercial HVAC system by bonding to the filter fibers, giving them greater hydrophobic properties. This combined effect prevents virus-carrying droplets from traveling through the filter fibers, which, without the treatment, only prevent some viral transmission.
“ ‘Capture Coating’ is designed to mitigate and significantly decrease viral transmission of COVID-19 through specified air filtration media by forming a breathable, flexible, non-leaching, water-repellent barrier against aqueous respiratory droplets that act as virion carriers that can potentially be recirculated through conventional air-filters,” wrote Curran Biotech founder and University of Houston physics professor Shay Curran in an email. Despite the molecular complexity of the coating, the product itself can simply be sprayed onto an HVAC system’s filter.
Press Release: Curran Biotech's Capture Coating™ Transforms Everyday Air Filters into Virus Fighting Front-Line Tools in the Battle Against COVID-19, Contributing to the Safety of Filtered Air
HOUSTON, Feb. 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- An innovative nanocoating from Curran Biotech stops the spread and lingering impacts of viruses (including SARS-COV-2, the coronavirus/COVID-19). When applied to common air filters for either home or commercial HCVAC systems, Curran Biotech's Capture CoatingTM permanently bonds to the porous materials within a filter, stopping viruses, bacteria, and fungi while not impacting airflow/breathability.