August 6, 2020 - The first mobile units of a new air purifier—with a heated nickel-foam filter that traps and zaps more than 99% of the coronavirus and anthrax spores—will be delivered to schools in Texas in time for the beginning of classes, says Integrated Viral Protection, which is commercializing the air filter developed by researchers at the University of Houston. The mobile units are in production in three plants—in the U.S., Canada and Mexico. IVP also is gearing up a custom retrofit service for existing central air systems.

A patent is pending for the heating ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) system filter, called the Biodefense Indoor Air Protection System, says Garrett K. Peel, a principal of IVP, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Medistar Corp.