OT (somewhat) Nanotechnology protects horses

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I am not posting this as an endoursement to this product, what

struck me is where it says inhalation of fungal spores inside the

stables causing COPD (Farmers Lung in humans).

Nanotechnology protects horses

Infolink Architecture & Building - Australia

http://www.infolink.com.au/articles/B4/0C047FB4.aspx

Horses are designed to live in the open. So keeping them in a stable

is going very much against what their bodies were designed to cope

with. When a horse is stabled, it is exposed to a far higher

concentration of airborne particles than it would encounter in the

field. This puts a strain on the house keeping mechanisms of the

lungs and can eventually cause permanent damage.

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (C.O.P.D) in horses can be

compared with asthma. Dust from the environment, feed, fungal

spores from walls, from the bedding material and the horse itself

builds up in the atmosphere and is inhaled. The smaller the

particle, the further into the lung it is carried. COPD is an

allergic response to these particles. (Farmers Lung is a disease

caused by fungal spores in humans)

The most important factor to control in the stable of a horse with

COPD is the quality of the air. A significant reduction in fungus

spores can be achieved by painting the walls and the wood with Bioni

Nature. The coating contains a special nanoscale formulation against

fungal spores. As soon as the spores come into contact with Bioni

Nature, they will be completely destroyed.

The product was tested against Aspergillus Niger, which is the bench

mark of all anti-fungus coatings. It is know that a product working

against this kind of fungus will work well against most other

funguses.

The paint has been tested as emission free and contains no VOC and

no biocides. Even if a horse were to chew on a painted surface,

there is no reason to believe that some mechanism within the horse

could separate the particles from the adhering paint molecules. To

maintain the surface and to make sure dirt build-ups are removed,

there is no problem with using a high pressure cleaner.

At the moment, the paint comes with a five year warranty against

fungus and mildew.

Long term multifunctional coating solutions that do more than look

good are available from Nanovations.