A high-tech device, a personal protective mask combined with a antimicrobial and antiviral system (PPE), that sterilizes both the inhaled and the exhaled air has been developed at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. The “mask virus terminator” is awaiting approval from the relevant services and is expected to be a game changer in the protection of the medical and nursing staff in the country.
The mask with full face coverage, is named “VITER1 GR”, from “Virus Terminator Greece” and converts passive protection against SARS-CoV-2, into active, using special LED lamps, which produce sterile UV-C radiation, emitted into the inhaled air, while in the same way it sterilizes the exhaled air with absolute safety for the user.
The device is the result of the partnership between the Department of Medicine of the School of Health Sciences of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki headed by Professor of Orthopedics Panagiotis Givisis and the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, headed by Professor Christos Antonopoulos.
