Fabrics capable of destroying the protective outer layer of COVID

Fabrics capable of destroying the protective outer layer of COVID

Dalila Têxtil and Italian Albini Group

Category

Infection prevention & Control

Country

Brazil, South America

Description

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.