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Editor, Senior Moderator
Matter
. 2020 Oct 6.
doi: 10.1016/j.matt.2020.10.006. Online ahead of print.
All surfaces are not equal in contact transmission of SARS-CoV-2
Xuan Xue[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Jonathan K Ball[SUP] 2 3 4 [/SUP], Cameron Alexander[SUP] 5 [/SUP], Morgan R Alexander[SUP] 1 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
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 defence 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.
. 2020 Oct 6.
doi: 10.1016/j.matt.2020.10.006. Online ahead of print.
All surfaces are not equal in contact transmission of SARS-CoV-2
Xuan Xue[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Jonathan K Ball[SUP] 2 3 4 [/SUP], Cameron Alexander[SUP] 5 [/SUP], Morgan R Alexander[SUP] 1 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 33043292
- PMCID: PMC7538118
- DOI: 10.1016/j.matt.2020.10.006
Abstract
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 defence 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.