HOCl Rapidly Kills Corona, Flu, and Herpes to Prevent Aerosol Spread.

ABSTRACT: The COVID-19 pandemic has escalated the risk of SARS-CoV-2 transmission in the dental practice, especially as droplet-aerosol particles are generated by high-speed instruments. This has heightened awareness of other orally transmitted viruses, including influenza and herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV1), which are capable of threatening life and impairing health. While current disinfection procedures commonly use surface wipe-downs to reduce viral transmission, they are not fully effective. Consequently, this provides the opportunity for a spectrum of emitted viruses to reside airborne for hours and upon surfaces for days. The objective of this study was to develop an experimental platform to identify a safe and effective virucide with the ability to rapidly destroy oral viruses transported withi

SUBMITTER: Guan H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10227542 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature