Production of the #virus_like_particle (VLP) is the first step in developing a #vaccine for #COVID_19, which will now undergo preclinical testing for safety and efficacy by Medicago.
A mineral #nanocrystal based coating when is charged by any visible light and creates a potent oxidation reaction that completely breaks down any organic contaminants including #viruses and bacterias.
Iran, a country under a series of bitter US sanctions, is launching the largest #N95_mask plant in West Asia with a production capacity of 4 million per day, relying on electrospun #nanofiber technology.
Oxford #nanopore MinION device is the only portable and real-time device that allows for DNA and RNA #sequencing analysis of the samples collected from all patients with positive #COVID_19 tests.
The 2nd generation development of the #COVID_19 rapid antibody IgM/IgG test has seen the introduction of #gold_nanoparticles into the testing strip.
In PreLynx #sanitizer a #nanopolymer disinfectant vapor containing a potent #virucidal agent inactivates all of the lipophilic viruses including herpes, influenza, and #coronavirus within twenty minutes.
#Nanomedicine research about the role of #chloroquine in #nanoparticle uptake in cells showed promise in developing an effective treatment for #COVID_19.
#Nanofiber face masks and #respirators enriched with accelerated #copper_oxide not only mechanically intercept #viruses and bacteria, they actively kill them as well.
The reproducible and durable #nanoscale device based on a unique material platform can achieve optimal digital in-memory #computing while being extremely energy efficient.
The #nanomaterials with enzyme-like characteristics developed by Chinese researchers can absorb and deactivate the #coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) with 96.5 - 99.9 percent efficiency.
The rapid #COVID_19 test based on IgG-IgM combined #antibody and #gold_nanoparticles has great potential benefit for the fast screening of COVID-19 infections within 15 minutes.
Using an insulation block #electrospinning process to manufacture orthogonal #nanofibers by controlling the alignment of nanofibers Korean researchers succeeded in developing a washable nanofiber-based face mask.
The colorimetric based #MIT technology can detect the #SARS_CoV_2 within 20 minutes using nanoparticle-bound #antibodies against a specific viral protein.
The first step in the clinical development of #Moderna's #mRNA vaccine against #SARS_CoV_2 (mRNA-1273) is being conducted by #NIH under its own Investigational New Drug application.
#mRNA technology has been widely used in many #nanotechnology_patents focusing on the #coronavirus (SARS / MERS) treatment approaches.
Around 5.2 percent (478 patents) of all #coronavirus related patents so far registered are in the field of #nanotechnology.
The future of #therapeutics is potent biological drugs, many of which have #delivery challenges with respect to how much drug needs to be delivered to exactly where in the body, while minimizing #side_effects.
A vast majority of #nanotechnology_patents on #coronaviruses have focused on the #diagnostic methods based on #CRISPR technology.
Integrating a proprietary #nanorod technology into a #lateral_flow_test platform resulted in developing of a rapid screening test for the current #coronavirus, nCoV19.
#Nanofiber based #N95_respirators can block out at least 95 percent of the airborne particles larger than 2.5 microns, including droplets carrying #viruses and #bacteria.