6533b853fe1ef96bd12acbc2
RESEARCH PRODUCT
Polymers with antiviral properties: A brief review.
Jakub StojanowskiJoanna ZmonarskaSławomir Zmonarski Zmonarskisubject
chemistry.chemical_classification2019-20 coronavirus outbreakeducation.field_of_studyHuman environmentCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)010405 organic chemistryResearch areasPolymersSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)PopulationCOVID-19NanotechnologyGeneral MedicinePolymer010402 general chemistry01 natural sciencesAntiviral AgentsVirus0104 chemical scienceschemistryHumanseducationdescription
Viruses that are pathogenic to humans and livestock pose a serious epidemiological threat and challenge the world's population. The SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 pandemic has made the world aware of the scale of the threat. The surfaces of various materials can be a source of viruses that remain temporarily contagious in the environment. Few polymers have antiviral effects that reduce infectivity or the presence of a virus in the human environment. Some of the effects are due to certain physical properties, e.g., high hydrophobicity. Other materials owe their antiviral activity to a modified physicochemical structure favoring the action on specific virus receptors or on their biochemistry. Current research areas include: gluten, polyvinylidene fluoride, polyimide, polylactic acid, graphene oxide, and polyurethane bound to copper oxide. The future belongs to multi-component mixtures or very thin multilayer systems. The rational direction of research work is the search for materials with a balanced specificity in relation to the most dangerous viruses and universality in relation to other viruses.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-01-22 | Polimery w medycynie |