“We have been using many air filters, sterilizers and ironisors but they are all having inherent drawbacks of being expensive and requiring high maintenance. The top five causes of death in the world are hospital acquired infection causing more deaths than the road mishaps, breast cancer, AIDS and arms conflicts put together. In the USA, over a lakh people die every year due to healthcare associated infections (HAIs) which cost them additional 40 Billion USD annually. More bacteria are developing resistance to commonly used anti biotics which leads to consumption of higher number doses and adding to the expenses. Plasma has been used in medical field for sterilizing medical equipment but sterilizing the air using plasma without affecting the patients is the latest innovation which is being tried by medical institutes. It doesn’t need any maintenance and eradicates up to 99.9 per cent of viruses, fungi, bacteria and odour. This high voltage low current plasma acts on the DNA of the pathogen and it disintegrates in the molecules of the air, leaving no residues.”
