論文

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2021年11月24日

Non-Woven Infection Prevention Fabrics Coated with Biobased Cranberry Extracts Inactivate Enveloped Viruses Such as SARS-CoV-2 and Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria.

International journal of molecular sciences
  • Kazuo Takayama
  • ,
  • Alberto Tuñón-Molina
  • ,
  • Alba Cano-Vicent
  • ,
  • Yukiko Muramoto
  • ,
  • Takeshi Noda
  • ,
  • José Luis Aparicio-Collado
  • ,
  • Roser Sabater I Serra
  • ,
  • Miguel Martí
  • ,
  • Ángel Serrano-Aroca

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記述言語
英語
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研究論文(学術雑誌)
DOI
10.3390/ijms222312719

The Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) pandemic is demanding the rapid action of the authorities and scientific community in order to find new antimicrobial solutions that could inactivate the pathogen SARS-CoV-2 that causes this disease. Gram-positive bacteria contribute to severe pneumonia associated with COVID-19, and their resistance to antibiotics is exponentially increasing. In this regard, non-woven fabrics are currently used for the fabrication of infection prevention clothing such as face masks, caps, scrubs, shirts, trousers, disposable gowns, overalls, hoods, aprons and shoe covers as protective tools against viral and bacterial infections. However, these non-woven fabrics are made of materials that do not exhibit intrinsic antimicrobial activity. Thus, we have here developed non-woven fabrics with antimicrobial coatings of cranberry extracts capable of inactivating enveloped viruses such as SARS-CoV-2 and the bacteriophage phi 6 (about 99% of viral inactivation in 1 min of viral contact), and two multidrug-resistant bacteria: the methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and the methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis. The morphology, thermal and mechanical properties of the produced filters were characterized by optical and electron microscopy, differential scanning calorimetry, thermogravimetry and dynamic mechanical thermal analysis. The non-toxicity of these advanced technologies was ensured using a Caenorhabditis elegans in vivo model. These results open up a new prevention path using natural and biodegradable compounds for the fabrication of infection prevention clothing in the current COVID-19 pandemic and microbial resistant era.

リンク情報
DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms222312719
PubMed
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34884521
PubMed Central
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8657951
ID情報
  • DOI : 10.3390/ijms222312719
  • PubMed ID : 34884521
  • PubMed Central 記事ID : PMC8657951

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