Benefits

By having a compression resistance of 3,278, all ION Wood products effectively have a Janka rating to 3,278 psi. For comparison, standard White Oak has a Janka rating of 1360 – which means, that the ION Wood White Oak acts almost 2.5x as hard as standard White Oak. (See ION Wood Newton Test video to see this: youtube)

Due to the unique and proprietary finish used on ION Wood products, not only does it produce a harder product, it offers unmatched ‘wear-resistance’ when compared to other finishes available on the market. Passing the TABER abrasion test, with over 50,000 cycles, makes it 3x as more wear resistant than standard aluminum oxide coated products. Not only are dents less likely to happen, wear is less likely to show over time.

Relative to formaldehyde emissions, ION Wood products are E0 compliant (relative to European formaldehyde emission standard), and CARB2 compliant (relative to the California Air Resource Board Phase 2 Formaldehyde Emissions Standard).

Using an ‘exterior-grade’ substrate ensures that it is more resilient to water deformation than ‘interior-grade’ materials.

One of the unique features of ION Wood’s 'nano-ceramic' coating is that it is also made with ZnO (Zinc Oxide) that is applied in such a way that it is 99% effective at killing E. Coli and Staphylococcus Aureus (standard finishes offer no protection). When bacteria comes in contact with ION Woods’ coating, the Zinc ion (positive charge) destroys the bacterial cell membrane (negative charge), effectively killing the bacteria to create anti-microbial surface. In addition to the traditional antibacterial effect of ZnO, the surface, and interface effects of nanoscale particles, result in a much higher number of atoms on the surface than that on traditional particles, which increases the contact area between nanoZnO and bacteria, providing a much better antibacterial effect than standard ZnO treatments.

ION Wood products contains Far Infrared particles which emit a resonant frequency found elsewhere only in the human body (lymphatic system) and from the sun (wavelength ranges from 15µm/micrometers to 1 mm). When in contact with these particles found within ION wood, water molecules in the body pass this specific wavelength vibration to adjacent cells (think a violin string vibrating throughout the body of the instrument). The energy absorbed from contact will transfer to all the water molecules found in the body (remember, 70% of the body is water). This has been shown to increase microcirculation in people, lower blood pressure, and improve immune-competence of the lymphatic system (which is responsible for removing anti-bodies from the circulatory system).