Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Activity of Surgical Masks Infused with Quaternary Ammonium Salts

The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has highlighted the need for protective and effective personal protective equipment (PPE). Research has shown that SARS-CoV-2 can survive on personal protective equipment, such as commonly used surgical masks. Methods are needed to inactivate virus on contaminated material. W...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Selwyn, Gary S., Ye, Chunyan, Bradfute, Steven B.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2021
Materias:
Communication
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8224633/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34067345
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/v13060960
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Sumario:The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has highlighted the need for protective and effective personal protective equipment (PPE). Research has shown that SARS-CoV-2 can survive on personal protective equipment, such as commonly used surgical masks. Methods are needed to inactivate virus on contaminated material. We show here that embedding viral-disinfecting compounds during the manufacturing of surgical masks inactivates a high dose (up to 1 × 10(5) pfu) of live, authentic SARS-CoV-2 within minutes.

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