Anti-viral hand protection - water soluble healthcare gloves

抗病毒手部防护-水溶性保健手套

• 批准号: 58185
• 金额: $ 9.5万
• 依托单位: HIVE COMPOSITES LIMITED
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Feasibility Studies
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2020 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=58185
• 关键词: Anti; viral; hand; protection; water

COVID-19 and other viruses and diseases are spread from person-to-person through small droplets from the nose or mouth which are spread when a person coughs or exhales and the droplets land on objects and surfaces. Others can catch the highly infectious virus by directly inhaling the droplets or touching these objects or surfaces, then touching their eyes, nose or mouth.The World Health Organisation (WHO) and UK Government advice is to wash hands frequently for 20 seconds using soap and warm water to inhibit the spread of the virus. Soap breaks the fat membrane of the virus and the virus then becomes inactive.Wearing gloves is a convenient way to minimise contamination from viruses, diseases and germs and keep hands clean, but they are only useful when handwashing is either not possible or is insufficient to prevent contamination. If they are worn, they need to be changed frequently. Even if gloves are worn for protection, virus transfer can still occur through touching of face, when taking gloves on and off and cross-contamination from touching multiple items. It only takes one mistake and the virus can be transmitted into the body.In this unique project, we will develop materials for gloves that are biodegradable, dissolvable in water and contain anti-viral & soap additives. Anyone wearing the gloves would wash them off in warm water at 40-50C instead of taking them off. The materials will be stable under normal use but the application of water at 40-50C will trigger the dissolution of the material, release the soap/foaming agents and all will be washed down the drain under the hand-washing action in the recommended 20 seconds. Use of such dissolvable gloves will significantly reduce the risk of virus and infectious disease transfer.

新冠肺炎和其他病毒和疾病是通过鼻子或口腔中的小飞沫在人与人之间传播的，当一个人咳嗽或呼气时，飞沫就会传播，飞沫落在物体和表面上。其他人可以通过直接吸入飞沫或触摸这些物体或表面，然后触摸他们的眼睛、鼻子或嘴巴来感染这种高传染性病毒。世界卫生组织(WHO)和英国政府建议经常用肥皂和温水洗手20秒，以抑制病毒的传播。肥皂会破坏病毒的脂肪膜，然后病毒就会变得不活跃。戴手套是将病毒、疾病和细菌的污染降到最低的便捷方法，并保持双手清洁，但只有在无法洗手或不足以防止污染的情况下，手套才有用。如果穿上了，就需要经常更换。即使戴上手套以保护自己，接触面部、戴上和脱下手套以及接触多个物品时交叉污染，仍可能发生病毒传播。只需一个错误，病毒就可以传播到人体内。在这个独特的项目中，我们将开发可生物降解、可溶于水并含有抗病毒和肥皂添加剂的手套材料。任何戴着手套的人都会在40-50摄氏度的温水中洗掉手套，而不是脱下手套。材料在正常使用下会很稳定，但在40-50℃下用水会引发材料的溶解，释放肥皂/发泡剂，并在建议的20秒内通过手洗将所有材料冲入排水沟。使用这种可溶解手套将大大降低病毒和传染病传播的风险。