Potent Inactivation of Human Respiratory Viruses Including SARS-CoV‑2 by a Photoactivated Self-Cleaning Regenerative Antiviral Coating

• Published in: ACS applied materials & interfaces Vol. 14; no. 36; pp. 40659 - 40673
• Main Authors: Kumar, Udit, Fox, Candace R., Kolanthai, Elayaraja, Neal, Craig J., Kedarinath, Kritika, Fu, Yifei, Marcelo, Erik, Babu, Balaashwin, Parks, Griffith D., Seal, Sudipta
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: American Chemical Society 14.09.2022
• Subjects: Biological and Medical Applications of Materials and Interfaces; COVID-19; upconversion nanomaterials; self-cleaning surfaces; self-sanitizing coating; photoactivated regenerative virucide; SARS-CoV 2; virucide

The COVID-19 pandemic marks an inflection point in the perception and treatment of human health. Substantial resources have been reallocated to address the direct medical effects of COVID-19 and to curtail the spread of the virus. Thereby, shortcomings of traditional disinfectants, especially their...