US Global believes that the benefits of NanoFilterCX™ cigarette filter will include rapid biodegradability, pricing competitive with current common cigarette filters, seamless integration into the manufacturing process, less restrictive smoking action, cleaner taste and the reduction of smoke toxin levels. US Global is now in discussions with cigarette manufacturers regarding the NanoFilterCX™ to establish optimum toxin filtering capability, taste maximization and assimilation into established manufacturing environments.

According to a 1999 study by Tobacco Control, an estimated 5.5 trillion commercially produced cigarettes were consumed in 1995, 83% of which were filter-tipped. As a result approximately 4.5 trillion cigarette filters containing cellulose acetate, which under normal conditions last for 18 months or longer, were discarded into the environment.

The NanoFilterCX™combines sub-micron fibers with nanofibers to produce a high void fiber matrix. This matrix is designed to increase the effective fiber surface area and allow the nanofibers to leverage the slip-flow effect  accelerating the air flow across the filter fiber surface to provide for higher diffusion, interception and retention of smoke toxins and dangerous particulate matter without losing desired tobacco taste.