MISSION

The current global health crisis is shattering our personal and social life. To prevent contagion, to restore human contact and to restart the economy, without a risk of replication, we need new ways to suppress the spread of the coronavirus and to keep us safe.

Our initial sense of the nano mission is much clearer now, when all initial conceptual and lab-scale tests have already confirmed that HalloyStar, our novel, safe and efficient antiviral agent, may be an effective way to protect a healthy life. It’s a great privilege!

When researchers conducted systematic reviews of a variety of interventions used during the SARS outbreak, they found that wearing a mask was actually more effective than washing hands at least 10 times daily — at about 68%.

This is why we would like to put our HalloyNano mask on every healthy face, and this is the reason why we believe that every baby deserves our HalloyNano bandana.

SOLUTION

Every pandemic is a painful fight against time, so we all have to move as fast as possible. Our group is happy to participate in this life saving race by proposing HalloyStar: a uniquely designed antimicrobial agent, with its main functionality built around a group of carefully selected nanoparticles with clinically proven antibacterial and antiviral properties, in the form of a wearable coating, with many possible protective applications.

Once in action, used as a functional coating, HalloyStar works as a flow-through outdoor air purifier with a sufficient flow-rate and reaction time, using high photocatalytic and antimicrobial capabilities to deactivate any airborne microbes, regardless of the weather.

HalloyStar offers by far the best combination of fast-acting interaction, high antimicrobial performance, long-lasting protection and an exceptional level of nano quality. By wearing our HalloyNano masks and bandanas, individuals are much less likely to get a secondary infection.

TECHNOLOGY

We use our in-house HalloyFusion Method (patent application pending) to infuse a unique composition of selected nanoparticles, combining their photocatalytical robustness and antimicrobial potency (patent application pending), into HalloySite, the most efficient nano filler available in the world today, due to the high content of natural halloysite nano plates (HNPs).

It is the action of activated radical forms of oxygen and their earlier light-induced formations, resulting from the process of photocatalytical absorption of light, that is a key element of our solution. They attack airborne microbes which are in direct contact with the active surfaces of our protective coating, by destroying their biological content through oxidative stress, and further mineralization of all organic compounds of CO2 and H2O.

In very dark indoor or outdoor conditions, this key visible-light-driven photocatalytical function of the HalloyStar agent is set into a standby state. But, as soon as the light is back, in any natural or artificial form, the decontamination process conducted by activated oxygen is immediately set in motion.

We only use simply and well-known printing methods to durably coat any suitable textile carrier with our carefully engineered agent, allowing them to be reusable and washable.

SCIENCE

In the opening analysis for this project, we have conducted a suitable assessment of well documented natural properties, mainly antibacterial and antiviral activities, of all available types of nanoparticles, looking for the most efficient combination against a wide range of pathogens, including some of the most challenging for human health. We also reviewed all substances with proven photocatalytical activities, in the presence of both natural and artificial light, looking for additional benefits of potential antimicrobial synergy.

Taken together, all these studies offered us a very strong scientific justification for the development of HalloyStar, our in-house antimicrobial nano agent, and its first-generation formula.

In particular, there is a strong possibility that HalloyStar, due to certain specific properties of selected nanoparticles – confirmed by earlier scientific studies, laboratory research and clinical tests – would also prove its general anti-corona viral efficiency. Unfortunately, any final validation of this claim, especially against COVID-19, will take 3 to 6 months.

SCIENTIFIC BASES FOR HALLOYNANO

• Inhibition of H1N1 influenza virus infection by zinc oxide nanoparticles: another emerging application of nanomedicine. 

• Assessing the Impact of Titanium Dioxide and Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles on Bacteria Using a Fluorescent-Based Cell Membrane Integrity Assay.

• TiO2 and ZnO Nanoparticles in Photocatalytic and Hygienic Coatings.

• Antibacterial effect of apatite-coated titanium dioxide for textiles applications.

• Antibacterial and antiviral potential of colloidal Titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanoparticles suitable for biological applications.

• Evaluation Synergistic Effect of TiO2, ZnO Nanoparticles and Amphiphilic Peptides (Mastoparan-B, Indolicidin) Against Drug-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Klebsiella pneumoniae and Acinetobacter baumannii.

• Israel to receive 120,000 coronavirus-repelling face masks.

• The Role of Zinc in Antiviral Immunity.

• Photodegradation of aniline in water in the presence of chemically activated halloysite.

• Hybrid photosensitizer based on halloysite nanotubes for phenol-based pesticide photodegradation.

• Nanocząstki tlenku tytanu (iv). Otrzymywanie, właściwości i zastosowanie.

• TiO2 decorated functionalized halloysite nanotubes (TiO2@HNTs) and photocatalytic PVC membranes synthesis, characterization and its application in water treatment.

• Comparison of Infectious Agents Susceptibility to Photocatalytic Effects of Nanosized Titanium and Zinc Oxides: A Practical Approach.

• Synthesis, adsorption and photocatalytic property of halloysite-TiO2-Fe3O4 composites.
• Graphene oxide and graphene oxide functionalized with silver nanoparticles: antibacterial activity and polymeric composite applications.

• Ocena przydatności antybakteryjnego działania preparatu zawierającego cząsteczki nanosrebra w dezynfekcji powierzchni kontaktowych w placówce medycznej − doniesienie wstępne.

PRODUCTS

Today, we’re mostly focused on the face mask and baby bandana, vital daily solutions for the protection of healthy children and adults from being infected by others, but other wellbeing and professional products are already under development, including fashion functional accessories.

The widespread popularity of the HalloyNano personal protection products could definitely contribute to a significant reduction in the transmission of illnesses caused by bacteria, fungi and viruses. 

SUPPORT

So this radical model of innovation requires a very different approach to the next stage of our product development strategy.

Some ad hoc supply lines and manufacturing alliances have been already formed, allowing for a rapid, but at the same time sustainable, expansion of our production capability over the next weeks and months.

Our goal is to put together, as soon as possible, all necessary resources on the scale that will make a real difference to our health and life. Crews of professional printers and sewers are already waiting, and what we need right now is your help!

HalloyNano is currently raising funds necessary to commercialize our life saving technology and to bring a large quantity of our groundbreaking products to the market. Are you interested?