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.
Source: Thailand Medical News Nov 30, 2020 5 months ago
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Source: Ozone Water-COVID-19 Nov 05, 2020 5 months 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 6 months 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 7 months 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 8 months 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 8 months 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 8 months 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 9 months 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 9 months 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 10 months 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 10 months 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 11 months 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 11 months 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 11 months 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 12 months 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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