PATENTED TECHNOLOGY
The SafeLean Anti-Bacteria Mask Case utilizes patented technology to sterilize your mask in 3 hours. A copper powder embedded in the case material performs an antibacterial function and also deodorizes your mask. "For thousands of years, long before they knew about germs and viruses, people have known of copper's disinfectant powers." This technology was patented in 2017 and has been utilized as sterilization sheets installed in hospitals, daycare centers, apartments, and more.
Type in Patent No: 101821673
COPPER RAPIDLY INACTIVATES VIRUSES
IN 2008, THE US EPA APPROVED THE REGISTRATION OF ANTIMICROBIAL COPPER ALLOYS THAT CLAIMED TO KILL "SUPERBUGS" LIKE MRSA WITHIN TWO HOURS AT ROOM TEMPERATURE.
IN 2015, A STUDY DEMONSTRATED THAT RESPIRATORY VIRUSES EXPOSED TO COPPER WERE COMPLETELY DESTROYED WITHIN A FEW MINUTES.
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"Using Copper to Prevent the Spread of Respiratory Viruses"
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Science Daily November 10, 2015
"On copper, and a range of copper alloys -- collectively termed 'antimicrobial copper' -- the coronavirus was rapidly inactivated (within a few minutes, for simulated fingertip contamination)."
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"Exposure to copper destroyed the virus completely and irreversibly."
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"Human coronavirus, which also has ancestral links with bat-like viruses responsible for SARS and MERS, was found to be permanently and rapidly deactivated upon contact with copper. What's more, the viral genome and structure of the viral particles were destroyed, so nothing remained that could pass on an infection. With the lack of antiviral treatments, copper offers a measure that can help reduce the risk of these infections spreading."
IN MARCH OF 2020, A STUDY FOUND THAT SARS-COV-2 WAS INACTIVE ON COPPER AFTER 4 HOURS.
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"Aerosol and Surface Stability of SARS-CoV-2 as Compared with SARS-CoV-1"
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New England Journal of Medicine March 17, 2020
"On copper, no viable SARS-CoV-2 was measured after 4 hours."
"We found that the stability of SARS-CoV-2 was similar to that of SARS-CoV-1 under the experimental circumstances tested. This indicates that differences in the epidemiologic characteristics of these viruses probably arise from other factors, including high viral loads in the upper respiratory tract and the potential for persons infected with SARS-CoV-2 to shed and transmit the virus while asymptomatic."
THE OBSERVED DIFFERENCES IN INACTIVATION TIMES BETWEEN THE 2015 STUDY AND THE 2020 STUDY WERE QUESTIONED AND ADDRESSED. IN CONCLUSION, THE 2015 STUDY AND A VARIETY OF LABORATORIES ACCURATELY DEMONSTRATE THE RAPID INACTIVATION OF VIRUSES WHEN EXPOSED TO COPPER.
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"Can Copper Help Fight COVID-19?"
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Advanced Materials & Processes May/June Issue 2020
"These two articles ... used different strains of coronavirus but this is unlikely to be the source of the observed differences in inactivation times. The anti-coronavirus activity of copper alloys probably extends to all strains of coronavirus because this class of virus is essentially structurally identical."
"Scientists believe that the differences in exposure times ... result[ed] from technical differences in the experimental protocols and not from inherent differences among the viral strains."
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"These two factors, drying time of the inoculum and surface preparation, are the most likely factors affecting the inactivation time."
For more research on the efficacy of copper against viruses, such as coronavirus, go to the Copper Development Association (CDA) website, containing numerous case studies involving antimicrobial copper and innovative ideas for the application of copper in society.
MANUFACTURER AND BRAND
The manufacturer of the SafeLean Mask Case is One International Co., Ltd, which was established in June of 2000. Chun-saeng Kim, CEO of One International Co., Ltd., who developed the sterilization sheet, has been developing and distributing sterilization products using copper to improve the hygiene of building materials and kitchen utensils such as dining tables, kitchens, and windows.
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The brand SafeLean was established in June of 2017. SafeLean produces eco-friendly and semi-permanent sterilized sheets made with their unique patented production technology that uses copper powder to sterilize high touch surfaces. These sheets are used in public facilties, daycare centers, apartments, hospitals, and more.
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SAFELEAN IN THE NEWS
"SafeLean Protects Infants and Children by Eradicating Pathogens!!"
Suwon News May 3, 2018
"Parents of infants and children are now freed from pathogens by eradicating 99.9%~~"
"A sterile daycare center and a sterile kindergarten will be established in the Suwon area."
"[The SafeLean Sterilization Environment Support Project] is a reality where many cases of harm to health are caused by numerous pathogens often occurring in spaces used by many children in daycare centers and kindergartens. This support project was planned to ensure the health and wellness of children."
"There is More Bacteria On Your Desk, Your Dining Table, and Your Living Room Than in Your Toilet Bowl?"
Mobile Hankyung May 30, 2018
"One International Co., Ltd. (CEO Chun-saeng Kim, Myung-ki Jang), a specialized sheet paper manufacturer, developed SafeLean, which uses copper as the main raw material. Copper is both beneficial to the human body and serves an important sterilization function."
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"Safelean has received 99.9% sterilization power certification for E. coli, Staphylococcus aureus, pneumococcus, as well as fungi from SGS, a world-class certification body."
"SafeLean products include sterilized table mats for use in dining tables, sterilized translucent roll sheets that can be directly attached to desks and tables, and sterilized floor sheets that anyone can easily install on the living room floor."
"Gyeonggi-do Integrated Civil Servants Union Joins the Campaign to Donate Good Masks"
Wikitree May 21, 2020
"On the 21st, the Gyeonggi-do Integrated Civil Servants Union donated antibacterial mask cases from One International, a small and medium-sized company in Pocheon, at the northern government office of the provincial government office."
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"The donated mask cases are made of an 'antibacterial copper film', a fabric patented by One International, and has an antibacterial treatment so that the mask can be used longer (recommended 3 months)."
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"Chun-saeng Kim, CEO of One International, said, "We hope that it will be helpful to neighbors who need to wear the same mask every time because it is difficult to purchase a mask amid the continuing Covid-19 situation. We will continue to help overcome Covid-19 through various products."