Reduce spreading of Covid-19 by using antiviral coatings in senior care homes and hospitals

在养老院和医院使用抗病毒涂料减少 Covid-19 的传播

• 批准号: 555106-2020
• 负责人: Wang, Rizhi
• 金额: $ 3.64万
• 依托单位: University of British Columbia
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Alliance Grants
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2020-01-01 至 2021-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=705601
• 关键词: Reduce; spreading; Covid; 19; using

Covid-19 has brought devastating health consequences for millions of people, changed the life of every individual, and reshaped our economy and industry. In this proposal, materials engineers from UBC are teaming with coating specialists in Northwest Mettech Corp in the development of novel antiviral coating technologies to reduce the spreading of the contagious coronavirus. The developed coatings are made from composite nanoparticles and can create long-lasting antiviral effect once applied onto high-touch surfaces in hospitals, long-term care facilities, dental clinics, and classrooms. As a result, virus landed on surfaces will live shorter life. The developed technologies could thus directly slow down the spreading speed of the virus, which means that fewer people will become sick, and stress on health care will be lowered.

新冠肺炎给数百万人带来了毁灭性的健康后果，改变了每个人的生活，重塑了我们的经济和产业。在这项提案中，来自UBC的材料工程师正在与Northwest Mettech Corp的涂层专家合作，开发新型抗病毒涂层技术，以减少传染性冠状病毒的传播。开发的涂料由复合纳米颗粒制成，一旦应用于医院，长期护理设施，牙科诊所和教室的高接触表面，可以产生持久的抗病毒效果。因此，降落在表面上的病毒将寿命较短。因此，先进的技术可以直接减缓病毒的传播速度，这意味着更少的人会生病，医疗保健的压力也会降低。