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Deceptively tiny is the little dynamo that powers the potentially far-reaching Plasmacluster Ion technology. Our Sharp air purifier review zeroes in on the enriched high concentration Plasmacluster Ion generator. This little gadget, measuring only 57mm by 28.5mm by 15.5mm, produces the crucial reactive agents.

[Overview of Plasmacluster Ion Technology|Plasmacluster Ion Technology Overview|Plasmacluster Ion Technology Synopsis|Synopsis of Plasmacluster Ion Technology]

When positive and negative charges are administered to the discharge electrodes in the Plasmacluster Ion generator, plasma is generated. After liquid, gas, solid, the three commonly known states of matter, there is a fourth, plasma. A partly ionized gas-like state, it contains free electrons that are not bound to a molecule or atom. The disintegration of naturally occurring water molecules in the plasma lead to the formation of negative oxygen ions and positive hydrogen ions. Plasmacluster Ions, stable and distinguishable, are created when water molecules in the room air surround the oxygen ions and hydrogen ions in clusters. Ultra reactive and extremely unstable hydroxyl radicals are created as soon as Plasmacluster Ions come into contact with any pathogens. This characteristic causes the hydroxyl radical to combine with hydrogen atoms on the surface membrane of the pathogen. Incredibly, the product is a deactivated pathogen and a harmless by-product, water. The perfect scenario! But is it fact or fiction?

Plasmacluster Ion – [Fact or Fiction|Fiction or Fact|Scientific Fact or Fiction|Fact or Science Fiction|Scientific Fact or Science Fiction|Science Fiction or Scientific Fact]?

[A genuine|A serious|An honest|A reliable] Sharp air purifier review [cannot avoid asking the inevitable|brush away the inevitable question|cannot ignore the basic doubt in users' minds|must resolve a fundamental doubt|has to deal with a basic issue|has to resolve the most basic doubt|will not sweep aside an important doubt|will not cast aside a crucial issue|must not set aside a critical point|cannot escape the obvious question|should not ignore the insecapable question] – are Plasmacluster Ions [fact or fiction|fiction or fact|science fiction or fact|fiction or scientific fact|science fiction or scientific fact]? Plasmacluster Ions, like many nano-technological products, are completely invisible to the naked human eye. Compounding the issue, the individuals who use air purifiers have no means to validate the claims. Individuals really have no alternative but to base their decisions on tests results of Plasmacluster Ion applications. There are 2 ways to do this, in the real world or efficiency testing or in the laboratory or efficacy testing.

Sharp, as an established corporation with a successful track record has anticipated these concerns. For this purpose, Sharp introduced and continues to promote the concept of academic marketing. Based upon cooperation between Sharp and well-known academic institutions, scientific experiments are conducted to verify the claims in relation to Plasmacluster Ion technology. Scientific data generated from such collaborative efforts becomes the foundation of new products from Sharp. Sharp has fine-tuned the definition of effectiveness into efficacy and efficiency. Efficacy testing has been the focus from the year 2000 to July 2009. Attention is now focused on efficiency testing, performed with the cooperation of Plasmacluster Ion technology end users.

[Plasmacluster Ion – Authentication at Cellular Level|Plasmacluster Ion – Certification at Molecular Levels|Plasmacluster Ion – Verification at Atomic Levels]

[Digging deeper for this|Delving deep for this|Probing indepth for this|Seeking further for the purpose of this] Sharp air purifier review, [we found that Sharp had gone beyond the typical efficacy and efficiency tests of the industry|we discovered that Sharp is doing its utmost in efficacy and efficiency testing so as to be outstanding in the industry|we noted that Sharp is going all out in the industry by leading in efficacy and efficiency testing|we believe that it is Sharp's strategy to focus on efficacy and efficiency testing to become the leader|we sense that Sharp may be cementing its lead in this controversial industry with its focus on efficacy and efficiency testing|we are convinced that Sharp believes that science will give them the lead; hence the focus on efficacy and efficiency testing|it became clear to us that Sharp firmly believes that the science in efficacy and efficiency testing will give them the industry lead]. Sharp announced on 17 November 2004 the scientific findings of Professor Gerhard Artmann of the Department of Cell Biophysics and Bioengineering, University of Applied Sciences, Germany. Through the use of an electron microscope, Professor Artmann (a cellular engineering expert) verified that Plasmacluster Ions damaged more than 60 proteins on the surface cell membranes of pathogens leading to inactivation of both viruses and bacteria.

A test result with important implications was that the core DNA of pathogens were unaffected by Plasmacluster Ions as these do not perforate the cell membrane. The fact that Plasmacluster Ions annihilate pathogens without having to destroy their DNA is claimed as an advantage over some other air purification technologies that specifically rely on DNA destruction. Without quite saying so, the dangers of cancer from DNA annihilation is clearly alluded to for users of other air purification technologies.

[Plasmacluster Ion – Efficacy Tests|Plasmacluster Ion – Efficacy Testing]

This current Sharp air purifier review [highlights the efficacy tests that Sharp has conducted, together with several organizations, on various pathogens|summarizes t he efficacy tests conducted on various pathogens by Sharp and its partners|puts together some of the efficacy tests on pathogens performed by Sharp together with many organizations|condenses in one place the efficacy tests on pathogens conducted by Sharp|puts on one page the efficacy tests on various pathogens performed by organizations engaged by Sharp|spotlights the efficacy tests on pathogens conducted by various organizations on behalf of Sharp]. The efficacy of Plasmacluster Ions has been established through tests held from September 2000 to July 2009 which showed that 28 types of virulent microorganisms were totally destroyed. It is noteworthy that the list of 28 includes such notoriously harmful pathgoens like MRSA, a bacterium that infects hospitalized patients, and viruses like the SARS virus, the H5N1 avian flu virus and the H1N1 virus that caused many fatalities in Mexico in 2009.

Other viruses which have been destroyed by Plasmacluster Ions include coxsackie virus (causes colds), feline coronavirus and polio virus. Equally susceptible have been bacteria like serrata bacterium, enterococcus, staphylococcus, sarcina, micrococcus, bacillus subtilis, pseudomonas, escherichia coli, white staphylococcus and candida. Pollen, allergens, mites are also effectively destroyed together with stachybotrys, penicillium, mucor, cladosporium, alternaria and aspergillus.

[Organizations which worked with Sharp included the following|The organizations, some of which conducted multiple tests, were|Many organizations, counting among them some prestigious names, worked with Sharp; including|The following organizations worked with Sharp|The following organizations conducted tests on Plasmacluster Ion technology]:

- Ishikawa Health Service Association, Japan

- Kitasato Institute, Medical Center Hospital, Japan

- Kitasato Research Center of Environmental Sciences, Japan

- Graduate School of Advanced Sciences of Matter, Hiroshima University, Japan

- Shanghai Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, China

- Seoul University, Korea

- Asthma Society of Canada

- Harvard School of Public Health, USA

- CT&T, Aachen University of Applied Science, Germany

- University of Lübeck, Germany

- Retroscreen Virology, Ltd., London, UK

The most recent test reported on 27 July 2009 was conducted by Osaka City University Medical School to validate the inhibitory effects of Plasmacluster Ions on allergic reactions caused by mite allergens or mite dust (mite feces and dead mites).

[In summarizing|Wrapping up|In concluding|To wrap up|To summarize|To conclude] our Sharp air purifier review [with regard to|on|concerning|in relation to] efficacy testing, [we would highlight that a key factor is that they were conducted by organizations which have attained GLP (Good Laboratory Practices) status, an OECD guideline that attests the reliability of tests results produced|we note the importance of the GLP (Good Laboratory Practices), an OECD standard that lends weight to test results, status of the testing organizations|we place great importance on the OECD GLP (Good Laboratory Practices) status of the testing organizations as the test results attain international recognition|we emphasize the OECD GLP (Good Laboratory Practices) status of the testing organizations as this accords dependability to the test results]. [GLP status has to be renewed every 3 years|GLP status is renewable on a 3-year basis|GLP is an international standard that must be renewed every three years|Renewable on a 3-year basis, GLP status is internationally recognized|Renewed on a three year basis, GLP status is of international standard]. Extremely critical yet this factor is totally ignored by detractors of academic marketing and air purification technologies. Yet another critical factor that is worthy of mention is that surely the work of a GLP laboratory can be scientifically peer reviewed. The much-vaunted scientific peer review is the last frontier to be conquered before the world will change its perceptions of the air purification industry and with it, Sharp’s Plasmacluster Ion technology!

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