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 …

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: chemistry and biological activity toward tackling COVID-19-like pandemics

B Balasubramaniam, Prateek, S Ranjan… - ACS Pharmacology & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
The ongoing worldwide pandemic due to COVID-19 has created awareness toward
ensuring best practices to avoid the spread of microorganisms. In this regard, the research …

Nano-based antiviral coatings to combat viral infections

S Basak, G Packirisamy - Nano-Structures & Nano-Objects, 2020 - Elsevier
In the recent past, epidemics and pandemics caused by viral infections have had
extraordinary effects on human life, leading to severe social and financial challenges. One …

Can nanotechnology and materials science help the fight against SARS-CoV-2?

MC Sportelli, M Izzi, EA Kukushkina, SI Hossain… - Nanomaterials, 2020 - mdpi.com
Since 2004, we have been developing nanomaterials with antimicrobial properties, the so-
called nanoantimicrobials. When the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) emerged, we …

Nanotechnology-based antimicrobial and antiviral surface coating strategies

P Erkoc, F Ulucan-Karnak - Prosthesis, 2021 - mdpi.com
Biocontamination of medical devices and implants is a growing issue that causes medical
complications and increased expenses. In the fight against biocontamination, developing …

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 …

Future antiviral surfaces: Lessons from COVID-19 pandemic

Z Sun, KK Ostrikov - Sustainable materials and technologies, 2020 - Elsevier
It is an urgent priority for advanced materials researchers to help find solutions to eliminate
the COVID-19 pandemic. The transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus is majorly …

Antiviral nanoparticles for sanitizing surfaces: A roadmap to self-sterilizing against COVID-19

N Lin, D Verma, N Saini, R Arbi, M Munir, M Jovic… - Nano Today, 2021 - Elsevier
Nanoparticles provide new opportunities in merging therapeutics and new materials, with
current research efforts just beginning to scratch the surface of their diverse benefits and …

[HTML][HTML] Tackling COVID-19 pandemic through nanocoatings: Confront and exactitude

PK Rai, Z Usmani, VK Thakur, VK Gupta… - Current Research in …, 2020 - Elsevier
After the eruption of the most deadly influenza flu pandemic in 1918, also known as Spanish
flu, infected about 500 million people with a death toll of approximately 50 million globally …