ArticleEnvironmental research2021
Performance study of a sterilization box using a combination of heat and ultraviolet light irradiation for the prevention of COVID-19.
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- Exploring possible strategies for treating SARS-CoV-2 in sewage wastewater: A review of current research and future directions.Hygiene and environmental health advances · 2023Review
- Pollution free UV-C radiation to mitigate COVID-19 transmission.Gondwana research : international geoscience journal · 2023Article
- Batteryless wireless magnetostrictive FeSensors and actuators. A, Physical · 2023Article
- Unfolding of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein through infrared and ultraviolet-C radiation based disinfection.International journal of biological macromolecules · 2022Article
- siRNA Functionalized Lipid Nanoparticles (LNPs) in Management of Diseases.Pharmaceutics · 2022Review
- High altitude Relieves transmission risks of COVID-19 through meteorological and environmental factors: Evidence from China.Environmental research · 2022Article
- Effect of inactivating RNA viruses by coupled UVC and UVA LEDs evaluated by a viral surrogate commonly used as a genetic vector.Biomedical optics express · 2022Article
- Development of an Ultraviolet-C Irradiation Room in a Public Portuguese Hospital for Safe Re-Utilization of Personal Protective Respirators.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
SARS-CoV-2 virus and other pathogenic microbes are transmitted to the environment through contacting surfaces, which need to be sterilized for the prevention of COVID-19 and related diseases. In this study, a prototype of a cost-effective sterilization box is developed to disinfect small items. The box utilizes ultra violet (UV) radiation with heat. For performance assessment, two studies were performed. First, IgG (glycoprotein, a model protein similar to that of spike glycoprotein of SARS-COV-2) was incubated under UV and heat sterilization. An incubation with UV at 70 °C for 15 min was found to be effective in unfolding and aggregation of the protein. At optimized condition, the hydrodynamic size of the protein increased to ~171 nm from ~5 nm of the native protein. Similarly, the OD
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