Dalila Têxtil and Italian Albini Group
Infection prevention & Control
Brazil, South America
The novelty promises to be effective against enveloped viruses such as COVID by using silver (antimicrobial) particles to attract the virus with an opposite charge causing it to bind to the sulphur groups present on the surface surrounding the virus. This reaction blocks the virus' binding in host cells, preventing the micro-organism from releasing its genetic material inside.