Plasma irradiation efficiently inactivates the coronaviruses mouse hepatitis virus and SARS-CoV-2

• Published in: bioRxiv
• Main Authors: Morikawa, Shigeru, Watanabe, Shunpei, Fujii, Hikaru, Tanaka, Toshio, Arai, Junichirou, Kyuwa, Shigeru
• Format: Paper
• Language: English
• Published: Cold Spring Harbor Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press 13.11.2020
• Subjects: Coronaviridae; Coronaviruses; COVID-19; Hepatitis; Infections; Infectivity; Plasma; Radiation; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; Viruses

Abstract Many inactivation methods have been shown to inactivate SARS-CoV-2 for safe and efficient diagnostic methods. COVID-19 is caused by airborne infection of SARS-CoV-2, and therefore, methods of inactivating the virus efficiently and safely are crucial for reducing the risk of airborne infecti...