Preparation of Highly Stable and Cost-Efficient Antiviral Materials for Reducing Infections and Avoiding the Transmission of Viruses such as SARS-CoV-2

N Losada-Garcia, A Vazquez-Calvo… - … Applied Materials & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The current global pandemic due to the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
(SARS-CoV-2) virus has demonstrated the necessity to develop novel materials with …

Antimicrobial nanomaterials and coatings: Current mechanisms and future perspectives to control the spread of viruses including SARS-CoV-2

SM Imani, L Ladouceur, T Marshall, R Maclachlan… - ACS …, 2020 - ACS Publications
The global COVID-19 pandemic has attracted considerable attention toward innovative
methods and technologies for suppressing the spread of viruses. Transmission via …

[HTML][HTML] Design strategies for antiviral coatings and surfaces: A review

A Bregnocchi, R Jafari, G Momen - Applied Surface Science Advances, 2022 - Elsevier
The routine disinfection and sanitization of surfaces, objects, and textiles has become a time-
consuming but necessary task for managing the COVID-19 pandemic. Nonetheless, the …

[HTML][HTML] Polymeric surfaces with biocidal action: challenges imposed by the SARS-CoV-2, technologies employed, and future perspectives

KC de Castro, JM Costa - Journal of Polymer Research, 2021 - Springer
The COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated that hygiene habits reduce the spread of the
SARS-CoV-2 virus on contaminated surfaces. In this context, compounds with biocidal …

[HTML][HTML] Recent breakthroughs in nanostructured antiviral coating and filtration materials: a brief review

MH Dahanayake, SS Athukorala, ACA Jayasundera - RSC advances, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
COVID-19 persists as the most challenging pandemic of the 21st century with a high rate of
transmission. The main pathway of SARS-CoV-2 transmission is aerosol-mediated infection …

Antibacterial and Antiviral Functional Materials: Design Strategies, Classifications, Mechanisms, Advantages, Challenges, and Future Perspectives

A Modarresi Chahardehi, M Barati… - … Materials, Volume 1, 2023 - ACS Publications
Due to the ongoing global epidemic caused by COVID-19, there is now a greater focus on
establishing best practices to control the transmission of microbes. The COVID-19 epidemic …

[HTML][HTML] Biomaterials-based formulations and surfaces to combat viral infectious diseases

S Kumari, K Chatterjee - APL bioengineering, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
Rapidly growing viral infections are potent risks to public health worldwide. Accessible virus-
specific antiviral vaccines and drugs are therapeutically inert to emerging viruses, such as …

[HTML][HTML] Science-based strategies of antiviral coatings with viricidal properties for the COVID-19 like pandemics

R Pemmada, X Zhu, M Dash, Y Zhou, S Ramakrishna… - Materials, 2020 - mdpi.com
The worldwide, extraordinary outbreak of coronavirus pandemic (ie, COVID-19) and other
emerging viral expansions have drawn particular interest to the design and development of …

[HTML][HTML] Antiviral surfaces and coatings and their mechanisms of action

PD Rakowska, M Tiddia, N Faruqui, C Bankier… - Communications …, 2021 - nature.com
Viral infections are a serious health challenge, and the COVID-19 pandemic has increased
the demand for antiviral measures and treatments for clean surfaces, especially in public …

[HTML][HTML] Past and current progress in the development of antiviral/antimicrobial polymer coating towards COVID-19 prevention: A Review

N Nasri, A Rusli, N Teramoto, M Jaafar, KM Ku Ishak… - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
The astonishing outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, known as COVID-19, has attracted
numerous research interests, particularly regarding fabricating antimicrobial surface …