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MATTER
Volume 3, Issue 5, Pages 1433-1441Publisher
CELL PRESS
DOI: 10.1016/j.matt.2020.10.006
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- Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council [EP/N006615/1]
- Royal Society [WM150086]
- EPSRC [EP/N006615/1] Funding Source: UKRI
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The world faces a severe and acute public health emergency due to the ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) global pandemic caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Healthcare workers are in the front line of the COVID-19 outbreak response and are exposed to the risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection daily. Personal protective equipment (PPE) is their main defense against viral contamination; gloves, visors, face masks, and gown materials are designed to eliminate viral transfer from infected patients. Here, we review research investigating the stability of SARS-CoV-2 and similar viruses on surfaces and highlight opportunities for materials that can actively reduce SARS-CoV-2 surface contamination and associated transmission and improve PPE.
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