Panasonic verifies inhibitory effect of nanoe X technology on novel coronavirus

Panasonic air conditioner products all use nanoe X technology

Nanoe X, the original ioniser to generate nano-sized atomised water particles is developed by Panasonic Corporation. It is an electrostatic atomisation technology, that collects invisible moisture in the air and applies high voltage to it to produce hydroxyl radicals contained in water. The decisive factor is the existence of hydroxyl radicals inside nanoe X. Hydroxyl radicals are characterised by being strongly oxidative and highly reactive.

Panasonic has been conducting research on this technology over the past 20 years since 1997, and has verified its effectiveness in a variety of areas, including inhibiting pathogenic microorganisms (bacteria, fungi, and viruses) and allergens and breaking down PM2.5 components that have adverse effects on the human body.

In 2012, Panasonic conducted a virus clearance test with a third-party organisation and confirmed the effectiveness of each of the four categories in terms of biological characteristics. Based on this result, Panasonic announced that the "hydroxyl radicals contained in water" technology could be expected to have a inhibitory effect on new viruses.

Nanoe X technology creates hydroxyl radicals in water particles that can inhibit novel coronavirus

The novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) of the current global pandemic is one such new type of virus, and testing with Texcell has now confirmed that nanoe X does have an inhibitory effect on this virus. This testing was carried out in a closed laboratory environment and was not designed to assess its efficacy in uncontrolled living spaces.

Panasonic will continue to pursue the potential of nanoe X technology to address possible risks associated with air pollution such as new pathogenic microorganisms, with the aim of creating healthy environments for people around the world.

A comparative verification was conducted in a 45L test space containing the novel coronavirus with and without exposure to nanoe X. As a result, over 99.99 per cent of novel coronavirus activity was inhibited within two hours.