La tecnologia spaziale contro i microrganismi tossici   The space technology PlasmerTM was originally developed to clean the air onboard space stations. It is now used in hospitals to eliminate air-borne micro-organisms presenting danger to patients with reduced immune resistance.   The PlasmerTM technology used by AirInSpace's ImmunairTM is cleaning the air of micro-organisms in the intensive care unit of the Calmette hospital in Lille, France   AirInSpace's system ImmunairTM uses five PlasmerTM reactors to provide a clean-air 'tent', free of infective germs around a patient's bed. It is targeted primarily for immuno-haematology, oncology, reanimation and transplant hospital departments.   The biological protection with the ImmunairTM system eliminates more than 99.99% of airborne micro-organisms using PlasmerTM technology which was developed to clean air onboard space stations. It is now used in several hospital units for immune-compromised patients.   Russia's Mir complex as Shuttle Atlantis approaches for docking on 15 January 1997 (Image: NASA)   Cosmonaut Nikolai M. Budarin, Expedition Six flight engineer, is pictured near the Potok 150MK air decontamination equipment in the Zvezda Service Module on the International Space Station (ISS). Budarin represents Rosaviakosmos. The Potok 150MK uses the PlasmerTM technology to eliminate air-borne micro-organisms. Release date: 14 Luglio 2004