[HTML][HTML] Designing post COVID-19 buildings: Approaches for achieving healthy buildings

S Navaratnam, K Nguyen, K Selvaranjan, G Zhang… - Buildings, 2022 - mdpi.com
The COVID-19 pandemic forced the accessibility, social gathering, lifestyle, and working
environment to be changed to reduce the infection. Coronavirus spreads between people in …

Air disinfection procedures in the dental office during the COVID-19 pandemic

M Tysiąc-Miśta, A Dubiel, K Brzoza, M Burek… - Medycyna …, 2021 - cejsh.icm.edu.pl
The outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) generated a huge pressure on
health care systems worldwide and exposed their lack of preparation for a major health …

Evaluation of single-pass disinfection performance of far-UVC light on airborne microorganisms in duct flows

H Zhang, ACK Lai - Environmental Science & Technology, 2022 - ACS Publications
Far-UVC irradiation (222 nm) is considered an emerging and sustainable solution for future
infection and pandemic challenges. We examined the disinfection performance of a krypton …

The Air–Water Interface of Water Microdroplets Formed by Ultrasonication or Condensation Does Not Produce H2O2

NH Musskopf, A Gallo Jr, P Zhang… - The Journal of …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Recent reports on the production of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) on the surface of condensed
water microdroplets without the addition of catalysts or additives have sparked significant …

One-step hydrothermal synthesis of sulfur quantum dots for detection of Hg2+ ions and latent fingerprints

JV Kumar, SK Tammina, JW Rhim - Colloids and Surfaces A …, 2024 - Elsevier
High blue-emitting sulfur quantum dots (SQDs) with quantum yields of up to 58.7% were
prepared using elemental sulfur using a facile ethylenediamine-assisted hydrothermal …

[HTML][HTML] Antimicrobial coatings: reviewing options for healthcare applications

A Jose, M Gizdavic-Nikolaidis, S Swift - Applied Microbiology, 2023 - mdpi.com
Many publications report coatings that exhibit antimicrobial potency applicable to high-touch
surfaces and desirable for healthcare settings to contribute to reductions in the occurrence of …

.. úNo touch.. Ñ methods for health care room disinfection: Focus on clinical trials

DJ Weber, WA Rutala, DJ Anderson… - American Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Hospital patient room surfaces are frequently contaminated with multidrug-
resistant organisms. Since studies have demonstrated that inadequate terminal room …

[HTML][HTML] Busting the myth of spontaneous formation of H 2 O 2 at the air–water interface: contributions of the liquid–solid interface and dissolved oxygen exposed

MA Eatoo, H Mishra - Chemical Science, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Recent reports on the spontaneous formation of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) at the air–water
and solid–water interfaces challenge our current understanding of aquatic chemistry and …

[HTML][HTML] Tolerance of clinical vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium isolates against UV-C light from a mobile source

B Knobling, G Franke, C Belmar Campos… - … Resistance & Infection …, 2023 - Springer
Background Admission to a room previously occupied by patients carrying environmentally
robust pathogens implies an increased risk of acquiring those pathogens. Therefore,'No …

Ultrabot: Autonomous mobile robot for indoor uv-c disinfection with non-trivial shape of disinfection zone

N Mikhailovskiy, A Sedunin, S Perminov… - 2021 26th IEEE …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The paper focuses on the development of an autonomous disinfection robot UltraBot to
reduce COVID-19 transmission along with other harmful bacteria and viruses. The …