by Benoît Louppe | Nov 25, 2021 | Publications
To determine effect of negative air ions on colonisation/infection with methicillinresistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and Acinetobacter species in an intensive care unit. Design: Prospective single-centre cross-over study in an adult general intensive care unit....
by Benoît Louppe | Nov 25, 2021 | Publications
Forty normal-achieving and 33 learning disabled (LD) children were assigned randomly to either a negative ion or placebo test condition. On a dichotic listening task using consonant-vowel (CV) combinations, both groups showed an ioninduced increase in the normal right...
by Benoît Louppe | Nov 25, 2021 | Publications
Rat skin was deprived of epidermis and the wound was exposed to ions generated with Bion 80 apparatus, for 3 h, just after wounding, only once. In comparison with the control, positive air ions retarded and negative air ions accelerated the wound healing. This effect...
by Benoît Louppe | Nov 25, 2021 | Publications
In recent years there has been renewed interest in the use of air ionizers to control the spread of infection in hospitals and a number of researchers have investigated the biocidal action of ions in both air and nitrogen. By comparison, the physical action of air...
by Benoît Louppe | Nov 25, 2021 | Publications
The influence of negative air ions on driver’s mental stress and fatigue was investigated in this study. Two kinds of driving-task loading, produced by a simple driving simulator, were conducted under negative air ions. Although there was no difference in...
by Benoît Louppe | Nov 25, 2021 | Publications
This study was designed to evaluate the antidepressant effect of negative ions in the ambient air as a potential treatment modality for seasonal affective disorder. Twenty-five subjects with winter depression underwent a double-blind controlled trial of negative ions...
