Electromagnetic waves to inactivate viruses in the air

Italian technology e4shieldwhich uses electromagnetic waves to inactivate airborne respiratory viruses, received thecertified to be more than 90% effective on seasonal influenza viruses, Covid, including the recent KP3 variant, and respiratory syncytial virus Rsv fromUniversity of Genoa, from the University of Milan and the independent ViroStatics institute. Influenza, RSV and Covid are the main seasonal respiratory viral infections in circulation and the peak of infections in Italy is reaching these days. Protecting yourself from these infections is essential to prevent complications especially in the most vulnerable subjects, control the development of epidemic situations, prevent any new pandemics and counteract the phenomenon of spillover, the jump in virus species.

The main preventive intervention against respiratory infections is currently represented by vaccinations, but according to data from the Ministry of Health the vaccination rate against influenza in subjects over the age of 65 is around 50% with large differences regional: according to the ECDC report, the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control, Italy ranks between 16th and 17th out of 28 European countries in terms of coverage in the various age groups.

Modern preventive medicine approaches – reports a note – indicate that active immunoprophylaxis must be accompanied by other complementary non-specific prophylactic measures, aimed at reducing the viral load spread in the air in environments and its possibility of contagion through released aerosols. Therefore, alongside traditional pharmacological prevention tools, innovative biomedical solutions are making their way such as e4shield technology which uses electromagnetic waves to inactivate respiratory viruses present in the air, protecting not only humans but also animals from transmission. compared to specific respiratory viruses.

“The application of microwaves for the reclamation of different substrates, including air, has been foreseen for some years, but has so far encountered application difficulties which are now overcome by the revolutionary technical characteristics of the e4shield technology, which allow us to foresee a promising innovative approach to the prevention of airborne viral diseases”, declares Gaetano Privitera, professor emeritus of Hygiene at the University of Pisa and expert at national and international organizations.

Harmless to humans and animals – explains the note – the e4shield technology has been subjected to rigorous scientific tests and validated by the Celio Military Hospital, by the Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences of the University of Milan, by the research laboratories of University of Genoa and the ViroStatics institute. The results were the subject of two publications in the journal ‘Viruses’ (June 2023) and the European Society of Medicine (October 2023). To date, all the research conducted shows that e4shield is able to inactivate seasonal influenza viruses, Covid, including the recent KP3 variant, and Rsv in indoor air to an extent greater than 90%. The technology was also cited in the JRC – Hera technological prospective study of the Joint Research Center of the European Commission, which includes it among those capable of guaranteeing an increase in air quality in indoor environments.

“The e4shiled technology has proven to be very effective, far exceeding expectations – underlines Alberto Izzotti, full professor of Hygiene and Preventive Medicine at the University of Genoa and responsible for the research activities relating to the university’s e4shiled technology – It exists today great need to develop innovative tools for the environmental prevention of airborne infectious diseases that are able to counteract their spread by reducing the probability of contagion in confined environments. Electromagnetic wave technology is innovative. effective, versatile against different pathogenic viruses and easy to apply. It therefore represents an important new prevention tool that the interaction between public and private research institutions makes available for the first time in Italy for the global fight against airborne infectious diseases. “.

e4shield technology finds application in e4lilfe devices, already present today in places where it is necessary to protect the most fragile subjects: an agreement has in fact been signed with Anaste, the National Association of territorial structures and for the elderly, for the installation of e4life devices in the environments of healthcare residences. The device does not use chemical agents or filtering materials, but is based on the emission of microwaves that are harmless to humans which, at a combination of frequency and power specific to each pathogen, act on the balance between internal positive charges of the virus and negative charges present in the capsid (external shell), giving rise to a ‘resonance’ phenomenon which destroys the external envelope of the virus, effectively inhibiting its pathogenic power and capacity for transmission between individuals.

“e4Life aims to innovate the panorama of preventive interventions that contribute to the protection of global health from a One Health perspective, promoting safety through cutting-edge technological solutions that take into consideration the relationship between human and animal health and the environment that hosts them – states Vincenzo Pompa, CEO of e4life – e4life allows each individual to enjoy a freer social life, interacting safely in common spaces, with a constant commitment to the global well-being of people and animals”.

From this perspective, alongside the devices designed for use on humans, available in the wearable and environmental versions, e4life has recently launched Farm, a device dedicated to livestock farms, designed to combat viral diseases such as avian influenza and swine fever, which represent a serious threat to poultry and pig farming. At the base of the device – concludes the note – is the same e4shield technology, which emits electromagnetic waves at specific frequencies effective against these new families of viruses. As with devices intended for human use, e4life Farm also neutralizes over 90% of the viral load present in the air, carried by droplets of up to 10 microns, almost in real time thanks to the speed of light with which the waves spread. The application of the device in the livestock sector helps to reduce the risk of zoonoses, i.e. diseases that can pass from animals to humans, as happens with some strains of influenza viruses and other pathogens.