A Section Dedicated To COVID-19 Disinfectants and Also Disinfecting Techniques, Disinfecting Protocols and Disinfecting Agents. As populations have to live with COVID-19 for a while, it is important to knwo more about disinfectants and ways to disinfect premises and also about new research with with regards to disinfectants and disinfecting services and ways to keep areas pathogens free.
Medical News - Gold, Copper, Silicon And Electric Fields Inhibits SARS-CoV-2 Mar 10, 2023 3 months ago
A new study by researchers from Curtin University-Australia has found that the spike proteins of the SARS-CoV-2 are susceptible to being trapped upon contact with gold, copper or silicon. The study team also found that applying electric fields can effectively destroy the spike proteins, which inhibits the virus.
Lead researcher, Dr Nadim Darwish from the School of Molecular and Life Scien...
COVID-19 News - Ultrasound To Inhibit SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus Nov 22, 2022 6 months ago
COVID-19 News: Researchers from University of Sao Paulo - Brazil have in a new study demonstrated that inhibits SARS-CoV-2 in vitro infectivity, adding more published evidence to validate previous research data that shows ultrasound vibrations may kill coronaviruses including the SARS-CoV-2.
As early as May 2021, researchers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology published study findi...
Medical News - Upper-Room Germicidal Ultraviolet-C Irradiation (UR GUV) Devices Oct 29, 2022 7 months ago
A new study by a private American biosafety technology company called R-Zero Systems in Utah has found that using Upper-Room Germicidal Ultraviolet-C Irradiation (UR GUV) devices are effective in eradicating aerosolized SARS-CoV-2 in enclosed areas.
Ultraviolet germicidal irradiation, or UVGI, is the use of ultraviolet (UV) energy to kill viral, bacterial, and fungal organisms. UVGI fixtu...
Ozone-SARS-CoV-2: Researchers from the College of Engineering-Swansea University and the, Division of Infection & Immunity-Cardiff University have in a new study demonstrated that Ozone gas is effective as a SARS-CoV-2 disinfectant.
The study evaluated the inactivation of SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, the pathogen responsible for COVID-19, by ozone using virus grown in cell culture media ei...
Source:COVID-19 Disinfectants Jul 28, 2021 2 years ago
A new study by researchers from Queen’s University Belfast-UK has found that rosin soap could serve as a virucide against the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. The study findings showed that rosin soap was able to rapidly and potently inactivate influenza virus and other enveloped viruses.
The study team which also included researchers from Finland showed that rosin soap can inactivate the human enve...
Source: Ozone Water-COVID-19 Nov 05, 2020 3 years ago
Ozone Water-COVID-19: Japanese researchers from University of Miyazaki in a new study have found that ozone water is able to rapidly inactivate the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus.
Despite ozone water being one of the promising candidates for hand hygiene to prevent fomite infection, the detailed effects of ozone water on SARS-CoV-2 have never been studied and documented till now. The study team e...
Source: COVID-19 Disinfectants Oct 08, 2020 3 years ago
COVID-19 Disinfectants: American researchers from the University of New Mexico and the University of Texas at San Antonio in a new study have demonstrated an alternative approach to long-lasting disinfection agains the SARS-CoV-2 by using cationic phenylene ethynylene polymers and oligomers (i.e., conjugated electrolytes) and visible light or near-UV light irradiation.
With both the...
Source: Disinfectants-COVID-19 Sep 20, 2020 3 years ago
Disinfectants-COVID-19: To curb the problem of current COVID-19 disinfectants taking time to sanitize surfaces and the impracticability of using them on high-contact areas such as door handles, elevators, and bannisters due to ‘wearing-off' effects, researchers from the University of Central Florida (UCF) are co-developing a new, rapid-acting, long-lasting disinfectant spray that instant...
Source: COVID-19 Disinfectants Sep 01, 2020 3 years ago
COVID-19 Disinfectants: Researchers from Virginia Polytechnic Institute State University, George Mason University-Virginia and SINTX Technologies Inc-Utah in a new study have demonstrated that the synthetic compound silicon nitride, which is used in medical implants and high mechanical performance engineering applications, is capable of inactivating the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus at varying concentrat...
Source: COVID-19 Disinfectants Aug 27, 2020 3 years ago
COVID-19 Disinfectants: A natural chemical compound called Citriodiol which is obtained from the essential oil of the lemon-scented gum consisting of citronellal from the eucalyptus citriodora tree had been found to be able to destroy the strain of coronavirus that causes the COVID-19 disease according to a preliminary study by Britain's defense laboratory.
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Source: COVID-19 Disinfectants Aug 24, 2020 3 years ago
COVID-19 Disinfectants: A Singaporean science journalist based in Massachusetts, XiaoZhi Lim recently raised concerns about the usage of disinfectants that contain “quats”-quaternary ammonium compounds which has been found to be toxic and has so far proven to cause developmental and fertility problems in mice and also disrupt various cellular pathways with serious implications for huma...
Source: COVID-19 Virucides Jul 11, 2020 3 years ago
COVID-19 Virucides: Researchers from Duke-NUS Medical School In Singapore shows that Povidone-Iodine demonstrates rapid in vitro virucidal activity against sars-cov-2 coronavirus in a new study.
The research findings were published in the journal: Infectious Disease and Therapy Journal. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40121-020-00316-3
Povidone-iodine (PVP-I), which is highly ef...
Source: COVID-19 Disinfectants Jul 09, 2020 3 years ago
COVID-19 Disinfectants: The American Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) just approved two disinfection sprays that can kill severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the virus that causes the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), on surfaces. The agency gave the green light to Lysol Disinfectant Spray, and Lysol Disinfectant Max Cover Mist, as two products that can effectively kil...
Source: COVID-19 Disinfectants Jul 04, 2020 3 years ago
COVID-19 Disinfectants: University of Manchester scientists say that a little-known non-toxic antiseptic developed in the Soviet Union during the Cold War has enormous potential to beat common infections and that even detailed studies should be conducted with regards to its use in the current COVID-19 scenario. Their report was published in the journal: FEMS Microbiology Reviews. https://aca...
Source: COVID-19 Disinfectants Jul 01, 2020 3 years ago
COVID-19 Disinfectants: PNNL or Pacific Northwest National Laboratory has created a new superhydrophobic material, called ElastiDry that repels bacteria and viruses.
Water beads off ElastiDry due to the substance’s superhydrophobocity.
Image credit: Andrea Starr | PNNL
PPEs or personal protective equipment has been at the center of the fight against COVID-19. The unforgiving...
Far-UVC: A new study by researchers from Columbia University Irving Medical Center has found that more than 99.9% of seasonal coronaviruses present in airborne droplets were killed when exposed to far-UVC, a particular wavelength of ultraviolet light that is safe to use around humans.
The research findings were published in the journal: Scientific Reports. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Source: UV Light and COVID-19 Jun 03, 2020 3 years ago
UV Light: Researchers at Pennsylvania State University, the University of Minnesota, University of Tokyo and Tohoku University in a joint research have ascertained that personal, handheld devices emitting high-intensity ultraviolet light are feasible for ‘killing’ the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus.
The study findings are published in the journal: Nature’s Communication P...
Source: COVID-19 Disinfectants Jun 01, 2020 3 years ago
COVID-19 Disinfectants: Researchers from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology have developed "MAP-1," a new disinfectant spray that can kill viruses including the SARS-CoV-2coronavirus and bacteria for up to 90 days. https://www.ust.hk/news/research-and-innovation/hkust-develops-new-smart-anti-microbial-coating-fight-against-covid-19
The new disinfectant coating is unlike ...
Source: COVID-19 Disinfectants May 17, 2020 3 years ago
COVID-19 Disinfectants: According to a recent research study by University of Arizona,in the fight to slow or prevent the transmission of viruses, such as the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, continuously active disinfectants could provide a new line of effective defense. https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.05.10.20097329v1
Although disinfecting high-contact surfaces is an important...
Source: COVID-19 Disinfectants May 06, 2020 3 years ago
COVID-19 Disinfectants: As the COVID-19 escalates, one would have probably have seen photos and video of workers in protective gear using high-pressure sprays to sanitize city streets. Countries like Spain has even taken the radical step of spraying bleach on beaches. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-52471208 You may have asked yourself if this really makes much difference to the risk of...
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