From outbreak of COVID-19 to launching of vaccination drive: invigorating single-use plastics, mitigation strategies, and way forward

KP Das, D Sharma, S Saha, BK Satapathy - Environmental Science and …, 2021 - Springer
The unforeseen outbreak of the COVID-19 epidemic has significantly stipulated the use of
plastics to minimize the exposure and spread of the novel coronavirus. With the onset of the …

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 …

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 …

Inanimate surfaces as a source of hospital infections caused by fungi, bacteria and viruses with particular emphasis on SARS-CoV-2

A Jabłońska-Trypuć, M Makuła… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
The carriers of nosocomial infections are the hands of medical personnel and inanimate
surfaces. Both hands and surfaces may be contaminated as a result of contact with the …

Virus adhesion to archetypal fomites: A study with human adenovirus and human respiratory syncytial virus

X Wang, VV Tarabara - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2022 - Elsevier
Adhesion of two viruses–one enveloped (human respiratory syncytial virus, HRSV) and one
non-enveloped (human adenovirus 5, HAdV5)–to four fomites (silica, nylon, stainless steel …

Contact transmission of SARS-CoV-2 on fomite surfaces: surface survival and risk reduction

A Tharayil, R Rajakumari, M Mozetic… - Interface …, 2021 - royalsocietypublishing.org
There is an unprecedented concern regarding the viral strain SARS-CoV-2 and especially
its respiratory disease more commonly known as COVID-19. SARS-CoV-2 virus has the …

Graphene‐Based Nanocomposites as Antibacterial, Antiviral and Antifungal Agents

S Gungordu Er, M Edirisinghe… - Advanced Healthcare …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Over the past decade, there have been many interesting studies in the scientific literature
about the interaction of graphene‐based polymeric nanocomposites with microorganisms to …

Severe acute respiratory syndrome type 2‐causing coronavirus: variants and preventive strategies

MO Aydogdu, JL Rohn, NV Jafari, F Brako… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
COVID‐19 vaccines have constituted a substantial scientific leap in countering severe acute
respiratory syndrome type 2‐causing coronavirus (SARS‐CoV‐2), and worldwide …

Anti-viral organic coatings for high touch surfaces based on smart-release, Cu2+ containing pigments

Z Saud, CAJ Richards, G Williams… - Progress in Organic …, 2022 - Elsevier
Viruses such as SARS-CoV-2 can remain viable on solid surfaces for up to one week, hence
fomites are a potential route of exposure to infectious virus. Copper has well documented …

Virus on surfaces: Chemical mechanism, influence factors, disinfection strategies, and implications for virus repelling surface design

L Ouyang, N Wang, J Irudayaraj, T Majima - Advances in Colloid and …, 2023 - Elsevier
While SARS-CoV-2 is generally under control, the question of variants and infections still
persists. Fundamental information on how the virus interacts with inanimate surfaces …