Apparatus and methods for infectious virus mitigation

[0036]Although specific embodiments of the present invention will now be described, it should be understood that such embodiments are by way of example only and merely illustrative of but a small number of the many possible specific embodiments which can represent applications of the principles of the present invention. Changes and modifications by persons skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains are within the spirit, scope and contemplation of the present invention as further defined in the appended claims. All references cited herein are incorporated by reference as if each had been individually incorporated.

[0037]In one embodiment of the present invention, copper foam of about 98% purity or greater, porosity between about 85 and 98%, pore size between about 0.1 and 10 mm, density between about 0.1 to 3 grams / cubic centimeter, and depth between 1 and 1000 mm is utilized as the porous metal substrate for infectious virus mitigation. Said porous metal substrate is