Public Hospital in Vancouver
Two identical towers were compared, one on conventional medical grade filters and one on NanoFlashing™. Bioaerosols at the NanoFlashing™ supply vent were 95.44% lower.
Validation
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Wildfire Smoke and Ultrafine Particles
NanoFlashing™ is built to maintain its polarity through a wildfire smoke event. Conventional electrostatic charges fade in service, dragging performance down with them.
The EPA found that 10 milligrams of smoke can cut a conventional MERV 13 electrostatic filter's clean air delivery by about 95%. During the 2025 Los Angeles wildfires, a typical home system could take in that much smoke in roughly two minutes.
In independent testing with real smoke from burning pine needles, NanoFlashing™ captured nearly 92% of ultrafine particles at 16.5 nanometres, far smaller than a coronavirus.
Industry standards ASHRAE 52.2 Appendix J and ISO 16890 test electrostatic filters to see how they perform when their temporary charge is no longer helping them capture particles. NanoFlashing™ maintains MERV 15A under ASHRAE testing, while Eurovent certifies the same filter at ISO ePM1 70% with an A class energy rating.
LMS Technologies, Report 9904
LMS Technologies, Report 6847
Eurovent Certita Certification, Certificate No. 15.06.011
Pathogens
Independent testing shows NanoFlashing™ destroys up to 99.99% of a broad spectrum of viruses, bacteria and fungal spores through a physical mechanism. Below are the pathogens and conditions tested, and the institutes that tested them.
- Viruses
- SARS-CoV-2
- Human coronavirus 229E
- Coxsackievirus B6
- Bovine coronavirus
- Pseudo-type SARS-CoV-2
- Influenza A H3N2
- Phi6 bacteriophage
- Bacteria
- Staphylococcus aureus
- Klebsiella pneumoniae
- Escherichia coli
- Pseudomonas aeruginosa
- Enterococcus faecalis
- Fungi
- Aspergillus fumigatus
- Aspergillus brasiliensis
- Aspergillus niger
- Candida albicans
- Conditions tested
- Heavy dust loaded
- Fast air flow
- Used filter for 1 year
- After 60 washes
- After 2 years of storage
- After 60C for 64 days
- Tested by
- Harvard Medical School
- Massachusetts General Hospital
- University of Minnesota
- Czech Academy of Sciences
- Textile Testing Institute - Brno, Czech Republic
- Tampere University, Finland
- Instituto Valenciano de Microbiologia
- Hong Kong Metropolitan University
- The Open University of Hong Kong
- Guangdong Detection Center of Microbiology
Peer reviewed
The science behind NanoFlashing™ was reviewed by other scientists and published by the American Society for Microbiology.
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16Institutes
4Countries
Gong, Or, Sze et al. Microbiology Spectrum 12(9), e0409723. American Society for Microbiology. doi:10.1128/spectrum.04097-23
- Affiliations
- Harvard Medical School, Department of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts
- Massachusetts General Hospital, Division of Infectious Diseases, Boston, Massachusetts
- University of Minnesota, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Minneapolis, Minnesota
- University of Minnesota, Department of Veterinary Population Medicine, Saint Paul, Minnesota
- University of British Columbia, Faculty of Medicine, Vancouver, British Columbia
- University of British Columbia, Department of Emergency Medicine, Vancouver, British Columbia
- University of British Columbia, School of Health and Exercise Sciences, Kelowna, British Columbia
- University of British Columbia, School of Engineering, Kelowna, British Columbia
- University of British Columbia, School of Nursing, Kelowna, British Columbia
- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czechia
- Charles University, Faculty of Sciences, Department of Genetics and Microbiology, Prague, Czechia
- University of Texas at Dallas, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Richardson, Texas
- St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia
- Interior Health Authority, Kelowna, British Columbia
- Rural Coordination Center of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia
- The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Department of Chemistry, Hong Kong
- Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Hong Kong
- Hong Kong Metropolitan University, School of Science and Technology, Hong Kong
- Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
Real World Results
Conventional filters only trap contaminants, they do not destroy them. Captured microbes remain viable on the filter for weeks to months and are released back into the air, raising outbreak risk and exposing staff during changeouts, while NanoFlashing™ won't.
Since 2020, NanoFlashing™ has been installed in 441 facilities across 7 countries, in hospitals, airports, banks and universities, and independently measured at 19 of those sites. Every reading used the MicronView Bio-fluorescent Air Monitoring System, a 405 nm counter that tells living particles from inert dust in real time. The four studies below are part of that record.
Financial Landmark in London
Measured before and after the air handling unit filters were changed to NanoFlashing™. Particulates down 92.1%, bioaerosols down 94.2%, energy down 18%.
Largest International Airport in the US
Measured before and after the air handling unit filters were changed to NanoFlashing™. Particulates down 76.7%, bioaerosols down 86.0%.
Public University in Melbourne
Measured before and after the air handling unit filters were changed to NanoFlashing™. Particulates down 82.0%, bioaerosols down 85.5%.
Safety
Independent studies show NanoFlashing™ is safe for people and the environment.
NanoFlashing™ is certified to OEKO-TEX® Standard 100, Product Class II, the class for products in direct contact with skin.
Comprehensive safety studies, run under Good Laboratory Practice to US EPA test guidelines, confirm that it is safe for humans and other mammals.
NanoFlashing™ complies with UL 900, ULC-S111, DIN 53438 and EU RoHS.
OEKO-TEX Service GmbH, Certificate 17.0.25812
Product Safety Labs, Study 65321
Product Safety Labs, Study 65322
Product Safety Labs, Study 65323
Product Safety Labs, Study 65324
Intertek Building & Construction, Report 105169484SAT-001
Intertek Building & Construction, Report 105175501SAT-001
Intertek Building & Construction, Report 104974202SAT-001
Intertek Building & Construction, Report 106093268SAT-001
Intertek Building & Construction, Report 106079483SAT-001
RST Rail System Testing, Report P60-22-0003
RST Rail System Testing, Report P60-24-0297
Intertek, Report HKGT05289390
