Anti-microbial Copper Mesh Filter Support
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing filtration systems in residential, commercial, and industrial settings lack effective mechanisms to deactivate bio-contaminants such as bacteria, viruses, and yeasts in ambient environments, which can lead to the transmission of infectious diseases.
Innovation Solution
A filter support system incorporating an anti-microbial mesh constructed from materials like copper or copper alloys, which is integrated with the filtration system to deactivate bio-contaminants by providing a surface for interaction that reduces microbial loads.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Object-affected harmful factors
If traditional filtration materials are used, then the filtration system can remove particulate matter, but it cannot deactivate bio-contaminants such as bacteria, viruses, and yeasts
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines traditional filtration materials with anti-microbial materials to create a composite filter medium that performs both particulate matter removal and bio-contaminant deactivation. This merging of functions allows the filtration system to address both particulate and biological contaminants simultaneously, resolving the contradiction between traditional filtration capability and bio-contaminant deactivation.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs composite materials consisting of filtration fibers combined with anti-microbial agents or coated surfaces. This composite structure enables the filter to simultaneously achieve particulate filtration and microbial deactivation, transforming a single-function system into a multi-functional one that addresses both particulate and bio-contaminant removal.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If anti-microbial materials are integrated into the filtration system, then bio-contaminant deactivation is achieved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
By merging the anti-microbial function directly into the filter medium itself rather than adding separate components, the patent reduces overall system complexity. The anti-microbial properties are integrated at the material level, eliminating the need for additional separate devices or complex treatment chambers.
Solution Approach 2:
The anti-microbial filter medium provides self-deactivation of bio-contaminants as air passes through it, without requiring external energy input, control systems, or additional components. This self-service mechanism simplifies the overall system structure while maintaining effective microbial deactivation.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The anti-microbial mesh effectively reduces microbial contamination by achieving significant LOG reductions in bioaerosols, enhancing the filtration system's ability to maintain a clean environment and prevent disease transmission.
Implementation Method 1
A filter support system incorporating an anti-microbial mesh constructed from materials like copper or copper alloys, which is integrated with the filtration system to deactivate bio-contaminants by providing a surface for interaction that reduces microbial loads.
Data Source
AI summary
A filter support system may include, but is not limited to: an anti-microbial mesh; and a frame configured to at least partially retain a filter such that at least a portion of fluid flow through the filter interacts with the anti-microbial mesh. The anti-microbial mesh may be constructed at least partially from a copper-containing material.