Tiny yet power-packed, a little dynamo resides at the core of Plasmacluster Ion technology. Our Sharp air purifier review zeroes in on the enriched high concentration Plasmacluster Ion generator. At only 57mm by 28.5mm by 15.5mm, its size is dwarfed by its importance of producing the essential reactive agents without which the air purifier is completely useless.
Synopsis of Plasmacluster Ion Technology
Plasma is generated when negative and positive voltages are directed at the discharge electrodes in the Plasmacluster Ion generator. After the three well-known states of matter (liquid, gas, solid), plasma is gaining recognition as the fourth state. It is a partially ionized gas-like state wherein some electrons are free and not bound to an atom or molecule. Disintegration of water molecules that permeate plasma lead to the creation of negative ions (oxygen) and positive ions (hydrogen). Plasmacluster Ions, stable and distinguishable, are created when water molecules in the room air surround the oxygen ions and hydrogen ions in clusters. Plasmacluster Ions are instantaneously transformed into the highly reactive and unstable hydroxyl radical upon coming into contact with pathogens. This characteristic causes the hydroxyl radical to combine with hydrogen atoms on the surface membrane of the pathogen. The outcome; harmless water as a by-product and dead pathogens. The perfect scenario! But is it for real?
Plasmacluster Ion – Scientific Fact or Science Fiction?
An honest Sharp air purifier review cannot escape the obvious question – are Plasmacluster Ions fact or fiction? As with many other products emerging from the field of nanotechnology, Plasmacluster Ions are invisible to the naked eye. Making matters tricky for individuals who rely on air purifiers is the inability to test the validity of the claims. There is really no choice but to depend on reported results of experiments with Plasmacluster Ions. There are 2 ways to do this, in the real world or efficiency testing or in the laboratory or efficacy testing.
Addressing these very real concerns of consumers instead of skirting the issue is testament to Sharp’s long track record of successes. In this regard, Sharp has developed the art of academic marketing. In association with leading academic institutions, Sharp puts its claims for Plasmacluster Ions to the test by scientists. The scientific data that is produced forms the basis for new Sharp products. The definition of effectiveness has been fine-tuned into efficacy and efficiency. The years between 2000 and July 2009 has seen Sharp focusing on efficacy testing. Moving to center-stage currently is efficiency testing, typically conducted on the premises of business end users of Plasmacluster Ion technology.
Plasmacluster Ion – Verification at Atomic Levels
Digging deeper for this Sharp air purifier review, we noted that Sharp is going all out in the industry by leading in efficacy and efficiency testing. On 17 November 2004, Sharp announced the results of studies by Professor Gerhard Artmann of the Department of Cell Biophysics and Bioengineering, University of Applied Sciences, Germany. Cellular engineering expert Professor Artmann used an electron microscope to demonstrate that Plasmacluster Ions destroyed at least 60 types of proteins on the cell membranes of bacteria and viruses.
Another significant finding was that Plasmacluster Ions do not penetrate the pathogen cell membrane to impact the cell DNA. The fact that Plasmacluster Ions annihilate pathogens without having to destroy their DNA is claimed as an advantage over some other air purification technologies that specifically rely on DNA destruction. The danger to users of other air purification technologies being exposed to cancer from DNA damage was implied.
Plasmacluster Ion – Efficacy Testing
This current Sharp air purifier review condenses in one place the efficacy tests on pathogens conducted by Sharp. Conducted over the years from September 2000 to July 2009, the tests have proven that Plasmacluster Ions are effective in removing 28 kinds of harmful airborne microorganisms. It is noteworthy that the list of 28 includes such notoriously harmful pathgoens like MRSA, a bacterium that infects hospitalized patients, and viruses like the SARS virus, the H5N1 avian flu virus and the H1N1 virus that caused many fatalities in Mexico in 2009.
Among other viruses inactivated by Plasmacluster Ions are the polio virus, the coxsackie virus that afflicts one with the common cold and the feline coronavirus which infects cats. Also inactivated are staphylococcus, white staphylococcus, enterococcus, micrococcus, escherichia coli, serrata bacterium, candida, sarcina, pseudomonas and bacillus subtilis. Pollen, allergens, mites are also effectively destroyed together with stachybotrys, penicillium, mucor, cladosporium, alternaria and aspergillus.
The following organizations worked with Sharp:
- Asthma Society of Canada
- University of Lübeck, Germany
- CT&T, Aachen University of Applied Science, Germany
- Harvard School of Public Health, USA
- Retroscreen Virology, Ltd., London, UK
- Seoul University, Korea
- Ishikawa Health Service Association, Japan
- Graduate School of Advanced Sciences of Matter, Hiroshima University, Japan
- Kitasato Research Center of Environmental Sciences, Japan
- Kitasato Institute, Medical Center Hospital, Japan
- Shanghai Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, China
The most recent test reported on 27 July 2009 was conducted by Osaka City University Medical School to validate the inhibitory effects of Plasmacluster Ions on allergic reactions caused by mite allergens or mite dust (mite feces and dead mites).
To conclude our Sharp air purifier review with regard to efficacy testing, we place great importance on the OECD GLP (Good Laboratory Practices) status of the testing organizations as the test results attain international recognition. Renewable on a 3-year basis, GLP status is internationally recognized. So obviously crucial yet detractors of academic marketing and air purification technologies choose to completely ignore this factor. Interestingly, that the scientific data from a GLP laboratory can be replicated for a scientific peer review is completely ignored. The highly-esteemed scientific peer review is the final missing link that will transform the air purification industry, including Sharp’s Plasmacluster Ion technology!
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