Intellipure vs. HEPA - a scientific comparison

What is a HEPA air filter?

HEPA stands for High Efficiency Particulate Air, it was commercialised in the 1950s and is simply a mat of woven fibres that captures particles when air is drawn through it. In order to meet the HEPA standard, the filter must be able to capture 99.95% of airborne particles as small as 0.3 microns in diameter. HEPA filters are the most common type of filter found in air purifiers.

Why HEPA is insufficient?

Although 0.3 microns is very small, particles that are 0.1 microns and smaller, known as ultrafine particles or PM0.1, make up more than 90% of all particles in the air and pose the greatest health risk. Most viruses are also smaller than 0.3 microns in diameter, COVID-19 particles are between 0.06 to 0.14 microns.

As stated in Nature journal:

PM0.1 cause systemic inflammation, endothelial dysfunction, and coagulation changes that predispose individuals to ischemic cardiovascular disease and hypertension. PM0.1 are also linked to diabetes and cancer. PM0.1 can travel up the olfactory nerves to the brain and cause cerebral and autonomic dysfunction. Moreover, in utero exposure increases the risk of low birthweight. (source)

40 x more efficient than HEPA filtration

Utilising DFS technology developed through a United States Military Grant, medical grade air purifiers by Intellipure have been independently proven to filter down to 0.007 microns, that is 40 times smaller than HEPA filtration can achieve.

 

Filtration alone is not enough

With conventional air filters, living organisms that have been captured can grow inside the filter and then be released back into the environment known as the "breed through effect". Intellipure air purifiers deactivate mould, bacteria, and viruses in the filters by creating a microbiostatic condition with the DFS high energy grid.

The efficacy of DFS technology has been tested and verified at Guangzhou Testing Center of Industrial Microbiology with the H1N1 (Swine Flu) virus, at Virginia Polytechnic Institute with S. Epidermis (Staph) bacteria and University of Wisconsin with E. coli bacteria.

 

Independently tested and guaranteed performance

Whilst most other air purifiers have never been tested, Intellipure on the other hand has been extensively tested by independent institutions. Along with the tests stated above, the BEES Laboratory at the University of Syracuse, verified the removal of VOC (Volatile Organic Compound) and IUCB University at Buffalo and Blue Heaven Technologies in Louisville verified system performance and efficiency rating.

For quality assurance every Intellipure unit is tested with a Class 1 laser particle counter before leaving the factory. Readings are taken at the intake to observe the number of particles drawn into the system and readings are taken at the exhaust of the unit to ensure 99.99% of particles have been removed. Watch a video demonstration here:

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