Cold atmospheric plasma for SARS-CoV-2 inactivation
| Title | Cold atmospheric plasma for SARS-CoV-2 inactivation |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2020 |
| Authors | Chen, Zhitong, Gustavo Garcia, Vaithilingaraja Arumugaswami, and Richard E. Wirz |
| Journal | Physics of Fluids |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue | 11 |
| Start Page | 111702 |
| Date Published | 11/2020 |
| Abstract | Syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infectious virions are viable on various surfaces (e.g., plastic, metals, and cardboard) for several hours. This presents a transmission cycle for a human infection that can be broken by developing new inactivation approaches. We employed an efficient cold atmospheric plasma (CAP) with argon feed gas to inactivate SARS-CoV-2 on various surfaces including plastic, metal, cardboard, basketball composite leather, football leather, and baseball leather. These results demonstrate the great potential of CAP as a safe and effective means to prevent virus transmission and infections for a wide range of surfaces that experience frequent human contact. Since this is the first-ever demonstration of cold plasma inactivation of SARS-CoV-2, it is a significant milestone in the prevention and treatment of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and presents a new opportunity for the scientific, engineering, and medical communities. |
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