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Reusable nano-filtered face mask could relieve COVID-19 supply issues

A KAIST research team announced that they have developed a nano-filter that maintains excellent filtering efficiency even after hand washing through the development of proprietary technology that aligns nanofibers with a diameter of 100~500 nm in orthogonal or unidirectional directions. https://nano-magazine.com/news/2020/3/18/reusable-nano-filtered-face-mask-could-relieve-covid-19-supply-issues?ss_source=sscampaigns&ss_campaign_id=5e73c0488882da6a17a9092e&ss_email_id=5e74713236d8ef7d57f8cbb6&ss_campaign_name=Rapid+coronavirus+test+promises+to+ease+strain+on+healthcare+systems&ss_campaign_sent_date=2020-03-20T07%3A33%3A44Z

Rapid coronavirus test promises to ease strain on healthcare systems

Using easy to collect samples, the tests detect the IgM and IgG antibodies response to the coronavirus, to identify if patients have contracted COVID-19 within minutes of testing. The technology, which has already been used in China, will improve the detection rate of patients carrying COVID-19, allowing doctors to test suspected carriers as soon as […]

Nanoparticle exposure can awaken dormant viruses in the lungs

Nanoparticles from combustion engines can activate viruses that are dormant in in lung tissue cells. This is the result of a study by researchers of Helmholtz Zentrum München, a partner in the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), which has now been published in the journal ‘Particle and Fibre Toxicology’. https://nano-magazine.com/news/2017/1/16/nanoparticle-exposure-can-awaken-dormant-viruses-in-the-lungs

Scientist find ways to cut nanoparticle toxicity levels

Bioengineers and biophysicists from the National Research Nuclear University MEPhI, the Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, the Universite de Reims Champagne-Ardenne in France, and the University of Tubingen in Germany have discovered that the toxicity of nanoparticles depends more on their size and the extent to which their surface area is charged than on […]

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