Polymersomes as virus-surrogate particles for evaluating the performance of air filter materials.

Shuo Wang, Yuan Liu, Mengmeng Xu, Fei Hu, Qianqian Yu, Linge Wang

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Shuo WangSouth China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology, School of Emergent Soft Matter, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Functional and Intelligent Hybrid Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China.

Yuan LiuSouth China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology, School of Emergent Soft Matter, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Functional and Intelligent Hybrid Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China.

Mengmeng XuSouth China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology, School of Emergent Soft Matter, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Functional and Intelligent Hybrid Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China.

Fei HuSouth China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology, School of Emergent Soft Matter, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Functional and Intelligent Hybrid Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China.

Qianqian YuSouth China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology, School of Emergent Soft Matter, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Functional and Intelligent Hybrid Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China.

Linge WangSouth China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology, School of Emergent Soft Matter, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Functional and Intelligent Hybrid Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China.

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Abstract

The development of antivirus air filter materials has attracted considerable interests due to the pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Filtration efficiency (FE) of these materials against virus is critical in the assessment of their use in disease prevention. Due to the high cost and biosafety laboratory required for conducting research using actual virus samples, surrogates for virus are commonly used in the filtration test. Here, we explore the employment of polymersomes (polymeric vesicles) as a new type of surrogate. The polymersomes are hollow shell nanoparticles with amphiphilic bilayer membranes, which can be fabricated in nanosized, and possess similar size and structural features to virus. The performance of commercial KN95 mask and surgical mask with micro-sized fibers, and electrospun polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) and polyacrylonitrile (PAN) nanofibers were chosen to be evaluated. The filtration tests against fluorescent-labeled virus-surrogate particles (VSPs), i.e. polymersomes, allowed the determination of the FE of the multilayered filter materials in a layer-specific manner. The results suggested the importance of hydrophobicity in designing the nanofibrous filter materials. The employment of VSPs in filtration performance evaluation allows a cost-effective way to estimate the FE against virus, providing guidance on future development of air filter materials.

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Air filter materialsFiltration efficiencyPolymersomesSurrogateVirus

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PMID35600793

DOI10.1016/j.giant.2022.100104

PMCPMC9116050

OpenAlexW4280629906

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