New copper-based foam filter could be used in facemasks or air filtration systems
During the COVID-19 pandemic, people have grown accustomed to wearing facemasks, but many coverings are fragile and not easily disinfected. […]
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The onset of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) brought about intensive research on the biological characteristics of the pathogen responsible, […] As with any biochemical system, viruses are sensitive to temperature extremes that denature their constituent proteins and disable the functional […] Despite high vaccination rates, analysis shows a definite positive impact, but patience is needed to see the real-world impacts in […] Researchers have uncovered a previously unknown arm of the immune defense system that protects the lung from lethal viral infections. […] Extensive testing for the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection has been a primary mitigation measure in controlling […] Variants of the coronavirus are appearing in different parts of the world, many of them spreading with alarming speed. One […] In a pandemic, uncertainty is salient, especially concerning the effectiveness of treatments, policies, and outcomes. This is especially evident during […] In the 1995 movie "Outbreak," Dustin Hoffman's character realizes, with appropriately dramatic horror, that an infectious virus is "airborne" because […] A recent theoretical paper, currently available on the medRxiv* preprint server, unveils a novel vaccination model that shows how a […]
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