mosFet| Purify the Air Supply

Purify the Air Supply

Has your time spent indoors increased during the COVID-19 pandemic as a result of stay-at-home and shelter-in-place policies worldwide? Your challenge is to use the International Space Station (ISS) as inspiration and develop a system to monitor and/or purify indoor air. It is entirely up to you whether the system you design is able to be used on Earth (for example in homes, businesses, transportation, etc.) and/or in space.

ANTI-COVID19 Active Mask

Summary

On the contrary, this system is absolutely stable because it does not filter but inactivates the virus / bacterium, keeping it caught while it is destroyed by UV ra

How I Addressed This Challenge

https://www.hackster.io/_m0sfet_/anti-covid19-active-mask-27440a#schematics

How I Developed This Project

The current pandemic has pushed me to seek solutions for a reusable, effective and stable face mask over time.

In fact, common filter masks tend to gradually lose the ability to filter viruses and bacteria.

On the contrary, this system is absolutely stable because it does not filter but inactivates the virus / bacterium, keeping it caught while it is destroyed by UV rays and electrostatic charge.

Project Demo
Data & Resources

Hagbom, M., Nordgren, J., Nybom, R. et al. Ionizing air affects influenza virus infectivity and prevents airborne-transmission. Sci Rep 5, 11431 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/srep11431

Aerosol Susceptibility of Influenza Virus to UV-C Light James J. McDevitt, Stephen N. Rudnick, Lewis J. Radonovich Applied and Environmental Microbiology Feb 2012, 78 (6) 1666-1669; DOI: 10.1128/AEM.06960-11

Global Judging
This project was submitted for consideration during the Space Apps Global Judging process.