Silicon nitride: a potent solid-state bioceramic inactivator of ssRNA viruses

Abstract Surface inactivation of human microbial pathogens has a long history. The Smith Papyrus (2600 ~ 2200 B.C.) described the use of copper surfaces to sterilize chest wounds and drinking water. Brass and bronze on doorknobs can discourage microbial spread in hospitals, and metal-base surface co...

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Main Authors: Giuseppe Pezzotti, Francesco Boschetto, Eriko Ohgitani, Yuki Fujita, Wenliang Zhu, Elia Marin, Bryan J. McEntire, B. Sonny Bal, Osam Mazda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-02-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-82608-3