Coating Developed by UH Professor Being Tested in New York City
By Jeannie Kever
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September 29, 2020
A physics professor from the University of Houston has developed a nanotech coating designed to allow air filters to capture airborne or aerosolized droplets of the virus that causes COVID-19.
The coating works by capturing liquids which encase the virus particles while still allowing air to flow through unimpeded. That allows ventilation systems to remove the virus during normal operation, without retrofitting or limiting the system’s ability to draw fresh air, said Seamus Curran, a physics professor known for his work commercializing nanotechnologies.
Water beading on a coated MERV 8 filter
Water beading on a coated MERV 2 filter material