Future antiviral surfaces: Lessons from COVID-19 pandemic
Autor
Sun, Ziqi
Ostrikov, Kostya
Institución
Resumen
It is an urgent priority for advanced materials researchers to help find solutions
to eliminate the COVID-19 pandemic. The transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus
is majorly through touching the contaminated surfaces and then the vulnerable mouth
and eyes besides the direct contact with the infected person. This lesson inspired
us to propose a strategy from the view of materials scientists on designing effective
antiviral surfaces to prevent the transmission of infectious coronaviruses by
disrupting their survival on various surfaces. In this review, based on current
progress in antiviral and antibacterial coatings, we put forward some general
principles for designing effective antiviral surfaces by applying natural viral
inhibitors, physical/chemical modifications, and bioinspired patterns, with the
mechanisms of direct disinfection, indirect disinfection, and receptor inactivation.
This work maps possible solutions to inactivate the receptors of the coronavirus
spikes and resist the transmission of the COVID-19 and other infectious diseases,
and contribute to the prevention of future outbreaks and control of epidemics.