A novel coating technology based upon polyatomic ions from plasma
- Funded by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
- Total publications:6 publications
Grant number: EP/S004505/1
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Key facts
Disease
COVID-19Funder
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)Principal Investigator
PendingResearch Location
United KingdomLead Research Institution
Lancaster UniversityResearch Priority Alignment
N/A
Research Category
Pathogen: natural history, transmission and diagnostics
Research Subcategory
Environmental stability of pathogen
Special Interest Tags
N/A
Study Type
Non-Clinical
Clinical Trial Details
N/A
Broad Policy Alignment
Pending
Age Group
Not Applicable
Vulnerable Population
Not applicable
Occupations of Interest
Not applicable
Abstract
This project tackles fomite transmission to provide enhanced protection (key workers) and prevent (public) transmission during the current CoVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) outbreak, and to safeguard against future pandemics. As we understand more about how the virus is spread (by droplets) there is a need for practical interventions to prevent spread from surfaces. Six months allows PI (Short) to work with Virologist (Munir). First tangible results will be < 6 months. Coatings are assessed within Cat 3 facilities using plaque and molecular assays to determine deactivation of SARS-CoV-2 by contact. Candidate coatings will be assessed on 8 real-world materials and leveraging upon a significant knowledge of translation and scale-up, within < 12 months, real-world objects will be coated and deployed.
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