Fight against COVID-19: The case of antiviral surfaces.

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Carbon Nexus, Institute for Frontier Materials, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia.

Published: March 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic is the largest global public health outbreak in the 21st century so far. Based on World Health Organization reports, the main source of SARS-CoV-2 infection is transmission of droplets released when an infected person coughs, sneezes, or exhales. Viral particles can remain in the air and on the surfaces for a long time. These droplets are too heavy to float in air and rapidly fall down onto the surfaces. To minimize the risk of the infection, entire surrounding environment should be disinfected or neutralized regularly. Development of the antiviral coating for the surface of objects that are frequently used by the public could be a practical route to prevent the spread of the viral particles and inactivation of the transmission of the viruses. In this short review, the design of the antiviral coating to combat the spread of different viruses has been discussed and the technological attempts for minimizing the coronavirus outbreak have been highlighted.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8017599PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/5.0043009DOI Listing

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