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Copper phone cases

Credit: KGUN, Tucson, AZ
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Copper phone cases
Copper phone cases
Looking into the science behind copper products for viral protection.

PROMPTED A SURGE IN PRODUCTSCLAIMING ANTI- VIRALPROPERTIES.

COPPER IS ONE OFTHE MATERIALS IN HIGH DEMAND.NINE ON YOUR SIDE'S BRIANBRENNAN LOOKED INTO ONEPRODUCT ON THE MARKET AND INTOTHE SCIENCE BEHIND IT.BRIAN BRENNAN: WE TALKED TO ACOMPANY SELLING COPPER PHONECASES AND ASKED AN EXPERT IFTHAT CAN REALLY PROTECT YOUFROM THE CORONAVIRUS.

THECOMPANY CALLS IT YOUR NEWESTTOOL TO FIGHT AGAINST COVID.ANDREW MEDLAND COO, AERIS36-48 AERIS IS ACTUALLY THELATIN WORD FOR COPPER.

WHICHIS INTERESTING IN OUR CASEBECAUSE COPPER'S PROPERTIES INONE WAY OR ANOTHER HAVE BEENKNOWN ABOUT SINCE THE ANCIENTEGYPTIANS, THE ANCIENT GREEKSUSED IT AS WELL AS THE ROMANS.C-O-O ANDREW MEDLAND SAYS HEAND HIS COLLEGE ROOMMATE CAMEUP WITH IDEA FOR A COPPERPHONE CASE WHILE THEYQUARANTINED ANDREW MEDLANDCOO, AERIS 2:00-2:08 OURRESEARCH FOUND THERE IS A LOTOF INFORMATION ABOUT COPPERKILLING ALL FORMS OF GERMS SOWE LIKE TO CALL IT AN ANTI-PATHANOGENIC.

EXPERTS SAYTHERE IS SOME SCIENCE BEHINDCOPPER'S RISE IN POPULARITY.MICHAEL JOHNSONMICROBIOLOGIST, UARIZONA4:32-4:43 THE CORONAVIRUSSARS-COV-2 PERSISTED A LOTLESS TIME ON A PURE COPPERSURFACE COMPARED TO OTHERSURFACES LIKE PLASTIC ORCARDBOARD.

UNIVERSITY OFARIZONA MICROBIOLOGIST MICHAELJOHNSON SAYS WHILE THERE HASBEEN RESEARCH ON COPPER... ANYSPECIFIC PRODUCT NEEDS TO BETESTED TO VERIFY CLAIMS. HESAYS DIFFERENT ALLOYS ORCOATINGS MIGHT NOT HAVE THESAME EFFECT& AND OF COURSE& APHONE CASE STILL LEAVES A LOTOF UNPROTECTED AREA.

MICHAELJOHNSON MICROBIOLOGIST,UARIZONA 9:29-9:43 THE COPPERPHONE CASE I CAN'T IMAGINE ASITUATION WHERE IT COVERS YOURENTIRE PHONE, THE SCREEN WILLBE EXPOSED, WHERE YOU PUT YOUREAR THERE.

ALSO- VIRUSES CANSTILL LAST HOURS ON COPPER&PLENTY OF TIME FORTRANSMISSION.

MEDLAND SAYS HEKNOWS COPPER IS NOT ACURE-ALL.

ANDREW MEDLAND COO,AERIS 6:08-6:20 THIS IS NOT ACURE FOR PANDEMICS WE ALLABSOLUTELY STILL SUPPORTSOCIAL DISTANCING, WASHINGYOUR HANDS, THINGS LIKE THAT.THIS IS JUST ANOTHER TOOL INYOUR ARSENAL THAT COULDPOTENTIALLY BE REALLY HELPFUL.JOHNSON SAYS IF YOU DOPURCHASE ANY COPPER PRODUCTSMAKE SURE YOU DON'T LET BOLDCLAIMS LULL YOU INTO A FALSESENSE OF SECURITY.

BRIANBRENNAN KGUN 9 ON YOUR SIDE.TAKING A LOOK AT OUR WEATHERNOW-- CUYLER

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