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Pandemic coronavirus has made many people painfullyaware of everything they touch. In the first months of the pandemic,Disinfectants flying shelves As people tried tokeep their home without covidation. Although the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have updated their guidance on Covid-19 reflect that it was mainlyspreads person to person contactIt is still possible to contract the virus through virus particles on a contaminated surface. To fight against this source of infection, a professor of chemical engineering might have a solution that can kill 99.9% of the coronavirus in one hour.

Since the beginning of the pandemic,William Ducker, PhD, professor at Virginia Tech, is working diligently on a product that could help put the minds of everyone at ease. According to Virginia Tech Daily (VTD), Ducker "has developed a surface coating which, when painted on everyday objects,inactivates SARS-COV-2, The virus that causes Covid-19. "Duck explained to VTD that" the idea is when the droplets land on a solid object, the virus is inactivated droplet "by the coating.

Ducker sent to coated samplesspar, DPhil, professor and researcher at Hong Kong University School of Public Health, which tested the innovative coatingefficiency in virus inactivation As part of a study published inMaterials and interfaces applied ACS. According to the study, "after one hour on coated glass or stainless steel, the virus titer was reduced by about 99.9% on average compared to the uncoated sample." The study also found that the coating is versatile and works well on "the articles of everyday people may be afraid to touch during a pandemic, such as a grip handle, a pen and a keyboard button credit card. "

If a time seems too long for your liking, do not worry - Ducker working on the development and testing of faster solutions. He told Virginia Public Radio Affiliate WVTF: "An hour is not good enough I want it to work in minutes POON The professor now testing in a shorter period and I want to...rethink the film, So it works really, really fast. "

Although there may be more advanced versions down the pipeline, the existing coating is already sustainable and durable. The coating was considered "active after 13 days immersion in water or after exposure to several cycles of exposure to the virus and disinfection", by theACSto study.

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The present coating is a mixture of cupreuse oxide - a form of polyurethane and copper according WVTF. "Cuprous oxide is cheap. It is a mineral they dig the earth. And I thought it would be better and cheaper and cheaper and easier to make a movie [injure an object] because instead of a whole object, it is not really necessary as necessary make the coating, "Ducker said.

He is confident that everyone could use this powerful painting - so once the product is widely available, you are only two innings of another layer of protection Covid-19. The coating has a dark orange color Signature traces of copper and canetker hope that this color will mean security for the general public with the paint used in "public transport, Air travel, day care centers, offices and classrooms. "And for more killer innovations Covid,This invention could kill 99.8% of Covid particles in your home.