Could an assay's response to the material be mistaken for a change in the biological endpoint?
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Could an assay's response to the material be mistaken for a change in the biological endpoint?
The company has not published the methods behind its results on its pages.
The peer-reviewed publication behind the technology is Gong, Or, Sze et al., Microbiology Spectrum 12(9), e0409723, American Society for Microbiology, doi:10.1128/spectrum.04097-23. The Terms of Use state: “A reported result describes only what the identified test found.” Textile Testing Institute – Brno (TZÚ), Test Report AZL 26/0757-02, 3 July 2026, a laboratory accredited to ISO/IEC 17025, tested a MERV 15A filter medium under ISO 20743 and ISO 18184. An activity value is a difference against an untreated control fabric. It is not a percentage destroyed and not an airborne result. The Viruses page shows airborne virus at 1.3 m/s airflow, NanoFlashing™ beside a control, and states: “NanoFlashing™ captures the virus, and destroys it.” The Mold page shows airborne mold spores at 1.6 m/s airflow, NanoFlashing™ beside a control, and states: “NanoFlashing™ captures the mold, and destroys it.” The Mold page also states that researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, in a study with funding from the U.S. National Institutes of Health, tested NanoFlashing™ with more than 100 million live, dry spores driven in by fast-moving air. The Validation page names the institutes that tested NanoFlashing™, and the endpoint a given test measured is in that test’s own report. Enquiries go to [email protected]. The paper reports laboratory results on SARS-CoV-2 in contact with treated textile, on aerosolised bovine coronavirus passed through a test filter in a wind tunnel, and on bacterial viability on treated textiles; each result belongs to the article that was tested.
Source: C-POLAR — Validation (https://cpolar.tech/validation/), C-POLAR — Terms of Use (https://cpolar.tech/terms/) and C-POLAR — Contact (https://cpolar.tech/contact/); Textile Testing Institute – Brno (TZÚ), Test Report AZL 26/0757-02, 3 July 2026, ISO 20743 and ISO 18184; C-POLAR — Viruses, https://cpolar.tech/contaminants/viruses/; C-POLAR — Mold, https://cpolar.tech/contaminants/mold/. A copy may be made available on our review of the request.
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- C-POLAR — Validation
- C-POLAR — Terms of Use
- C-POLAR — Contact
- Gong, Or, Sze et al., Microbiology Spectrum 12(9), e0409723, American Society for Microbiology
- Textile Testing Institute – Brno (TZÚ), Test Report AZL 26/0757-02, 3 July 2026, ISO 20743 and ISO 18184
- C-POLAR — Viruses
- C-POLAR — Mold