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 …

Nanotechnology's frontier in combatting infectious and inflammatory diseases: prevention and treatment

Y Huang, X Guo, Y Wu, X Chen, L Feng, N Xie… - … and Targeted Therapy, 2024 - nature.com
Inflammation-associated diseases encompass a range of infectious diseases and non-
infectious inflammatory diseases, which continuously pose one of the most serious threats to …

Rapid and efficient detection of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein using an electrochemical aptamer-based sensor

A Idili, C Parolo, R Alvarez-Diduk, A Merkoçi - ACS sensors, 2021 - ACS Publications
The availability of sensors able to rapidly detect SARS-CoV-2 directly in biological fluids in a
single step would allow performing massive diagnostic testing to track in real time and …

Metal and metal oxide-based antiviral nanoparticles: Properties, mechanisms of action, and applications

M Alavi, P Kamarasu, DJ McClements… - Advances in Colloid and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Certain types of metal-based nanoparticles are effective antiviral agents when used in their
original form (“bare”) or after their surfaces have been functionalized (“modified”), including …

Photocatalytic TiO2 nanomaterials as potential antimicrobial and antiviral agents: Scope against blocking the SARS-COV-2 spread

J Prakash, J Cho, YK Mishra - Micro and Nano Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
The whole world is struggling with current coronavirus pandemic that shows urgent need to
develop novel technologies, medical innovations or innovative materials for controlling …

Fomite transmission, physicochemical origin of virus–surface interactions, and disinfection strategies for enveloped viruses with applications to SARS-CoV-2

N Castano, SC Cordts, M Kurosu Jalil, KS Zhang… - ACS …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Inanimate objects or surfaces contaminated with infectious agents, referred to as fomites,
play an important role in the spread of viruses, including SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible …

Quantitative microbial risk assessment of SARS-CoV-2 for workers in wastewater treatment plants

RN Zaneti, V Girardi, FR Spilki, K Mena… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Faecal-oral transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
is yet to be validated, but it is a critical issue and additional research is needed to elucidate …

Aerosolized nanoliposomal carrier of remdesivir: an effective alternative for COVID-19 treatment in vitro

R Vartak, SM Patil, A Saraswat, M Patki, NK Kunda… - …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Aim: To formulate an aerosolized nanoliposomal carrier for remdesivir (AL-Rem) against
coronavirus disease 2019. Methods: AL-Rem was prepared using modified hydration …

Development of metal complexes for treatment of coronaviruses

HMA El-Lateef, T El-Dabea, MM Khalaf… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Coronavirus disease (SARS-CoV-2) is a global epidemic. This pandemic, which has been
linked to high rates of death, has forced some countries throughout the world to implement …

SARS-CoV-2 in the environment—non-droplet spreading routes

N Wiktorczyk-Kapischke, K Grudlewska-Buda… - Science of the total …, 2021 - Elsevier
The new coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, first identified in Wuhan (China) in December 2019,
represents the same family as the Serve Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-1 (SARS …