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ArticleJournal of hazardous materials advances2022

Preparation of surface-functionalized electrospun PVA nanowebs for potential remedy for SARS-CoV-2.

Olukayode J Ayodeji, Mirza M O Khyum, Racheal T Afolabi, Ernest Smith, Ron Kendall, Seshadri Ramkumar

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Article in Journal of hazardous materials advances, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Olukayode J AyodejiDepartment of Environmental Toxicology, The Institute of Environmental and Human Health, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, 79416, United States.
Mirza M O KhyumDepartment of Environmental Toxicology, The Institute of Environmental and Human Health, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, 79416, United States.
Racheal T AfolabiDepartment of Environmental Toxicology, The Institute of Environmental and Human Health, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, 79416, United States.
Ernest SmithDepartment of Environmental Toxicology, The Institute of Environmental and Human Health, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, 79416, United States.
Ron KendallDepartment of Environmental Toxicology, The Institute of Environmental and Human Health, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, 79416, United States.
Seshadri RamkumarDepartment of Environmental Toxicology, The Institute of Environmental and Human Health, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, 79416, United States.

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Abstract

Infections with coronaviruses remain a burden that is negatively affecting human life. The use of metal oxides to prevent and control the spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) has been widely studied. However, the use of metal oxides in masks to enhance the performances of barrier face coverings in trapping and neutralizing SARS-CoV-2 remained unexplored. In the present study, we explore the possibility of developing surface functional PVA/ZnO electrospun nanowebs to be used as a component of multilayer barrier face coverings. Polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) and zinc acetate (ZnA) nanowebs were electrospun as precursor samples. After calcination at 400 degrees centigrade under a controlled atmosphere of nitrogen gas, product nanowebs containing ZnO (PVA/ZnO) were obtained. The presence of ZnO was determined using an attenuated total reflectance Fourier Transform Infrared (FT-IR) spectrometer. This study inspired the possibility of developing surface-functional materials to produce enhanced performance masks against the spread of SARS-CoV-2.

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ElectrospinningFunctional nanowebPolyvinyl alcoholZinc oxide

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PMID37520801
PMCPMC9278001

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