Ambient carbon dioxide concentration correlates with SARS-CoV-2 aerostability and infection risk
A Haddrell, H Oswin, M Otero-Fernandez… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
An improved understanding of the underlying physicochemical properties of respiratory
aerosol that influence viral infectivity may open new avenues to mitigate the transmission of …
aerosol that influence viral infectivity may open new avenues to mitigate the transmission of …
Review of factors affecting virus inactivation in aerosols and droplets
AK Longest, NC Rockey… - Journal of the Royal …, 2024 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The inactivation of viruses in aerosol particles (aerosols) and droplets depends on many
factors, but the precise mechanisms of inactivation are not known. The system involves …
factors, but the precise mechanisms of inactivation are not known. The system involves …
Toward Standardized Aerovirology: A Critical Review of Existing Results and Methodologies
Understanding the airborne survival of viruses is important for public health and
epidemiological modeling and potentially to develop mitigation strategies to minimize the …
epidemiological modeling and potentially to develop mitigation strategies to minimize the …
Dependence on relative humidity in the formation of reactive oxygen species in water droplets
Water microdroplets (7 to 11 µm average diameter, depending on flow rate) are sprayed in a
closed chamber at ambient temperature, whose relative humidity (RH) is controlled. The …
closed chamber at ambient temperature, whose relative humidity (RH) is controlled. The …
Physiology or Psychology: What Drives Human Emissions of Carbon Dioxide and Ammonia?
Humans are the primary sources of CO2 and NH3 indoors. Their emission rates may be
influenced by human physiological and psychological status. This study investigated the …
influenced by human physiological and psychological status. This study investigated the …
The microphysics of surrogates of exhaled aerosols from the upper respiratory tract
Airborne transmission plays a significant role in the transmission of respiratory diseases
such as COVID-19, for which the respiratory aerosol droplets are responsible for the …
such as COVID-19, for which the respiratory aerosol droplets are responsible for the …
Inactivation Mechanisms of Escherichia coli in Simulants of Respiratory and Environmental Aerosol Droplets
The airborne transmission of disease relies on the ability of microbes to survive aerosol
transport and, subsequently, cause infection when interacting with a host. The length of time …
transport and, subsequently, cause infection when interacting with a host. The length of time …
Tutorial: Electrodynamic balance methods for single particle levitation and the physicochemical analysis of aerosol
Single particle levitation methods are a powerful subset of aerosol instrumentation that allow
a wide range of particle properties and processes to be explored. One of the most common …
a wide range of particle properties and processes to be explored. One of the most common …
An assessment of the airborne longevity of group A Streptococcus
Group A streptococcus (GAS) infections result in more than 500 000 deaths annually.
Despite mounting evidence for airborne transmission of GAS, little is known about its stability …
Despite mounting evidence for airborne transmission of GAS, little is known about its stability …
The aerobiological pathway of natural respiratory viral aerosols
Aerosols generated from the human respiratory tract containing infectious virus can be
challenging to measure due to a number of factors that impact the infectivity of the virus they …
challenging to measure due to a number of factors that impact the infectivity of the virus they …