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 …

Stability of SARS‐CoV‐2 and other coronaviruses in the environment and on common touch surfaces and the influence of climatic conditions: a review

HA Aboubakr, TA Sharafeldin… - … and emerging diseases, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Although the unprecedented efforts the world has been taking to control the spread of the
human coronavirus disease (COVID‐19) and its causative aetiology [severe acute …

Highly stable, antiviral, antibacterial cotton textiles via molecular engineering

J Qian, Q Dong, K Chun, D Zhu, X Zhang, Y Mao… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Cotton textiles are ubiquitous in daily life and are also one of the primary mediums for
transmitting viruses and bacteria. Conventional approaches to fabricating antiviral and …

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 …

Environmental factors involved in SARS-CoV-2 transmission: effect and role of indoor environmental quality in the strategy for COVID-19 infection control

K Azuma, U Yanagi, N Kagi, H Kim, M Ogata… - … health and preventive …, 2020 - Springer
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), a new zoonotic agent
that emerged in December 2019, causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). This …

Copper as an antimicrobial agent: Recent advances

I Salah, IP Parkin, E Allan - RSC advances, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
From its uses in ancient civilisations, copper has an established history as an antimicrobial
agent. Extensive research has determined the efficacy and mechanism of copper's …

Antiviral properties of copper and its alloys to inactivate covid-19 virus: a review

V Govind, S Bharadwaj, MR Sai Ganesh, J Vishnu… - Biometals, 2021 - Springer
Copper (Cu) and its alloys are prospective materials in fighting covid-19 virus and several
microbial pandemics, due to its excellent antiviral as well as antimicrobial properties. Even …

Contact killing and antimicrobial properties of copper

M Vincent, RE Duval, P Hartemann… - Journal of applied …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
With the emergence of antibiotic resistance, the interest for antimicrobial agents has recently
increased again in public health. Copper was recognized in 2008 by the United States …

Persistence of pathogens on inanimate surfaces: a narrative review

JE Wißmann, L Kirchhoff, Y Brüggemann, D Todt… - Microorganisms, 2021 - mdpi.com
For the prevention of infectious diseases, knowledge about transmission routes is essential.
In addition to respiratory, fecal–oral, and sexual transmission, the transfer of pathogens via …

[HTML][HTML] Passive antifouling and active self-disinfecting antiviral surfaces

O Lishchynskyi, Y Shymborska, Y Stetsyshyn… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
Viruses pose a serious threat to human health and society in general, as virus infections are
one of the main causes of morbidity and mortality. Till May 2022, over 513 million people …