Selection of parameters for thermal coronavirus inactivation - a data-based recommendation.

ABSTRACT: Background: Healthcare workers and large parts of the population are currently using personal protective equipment, such as face masks, to avoid infections with the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. This equipment must be sterilized as gently as possible before reuse. One possibility is thermal inactivation, but professional autoclaves with their high temperatures are often not available or suitable. If the inactivation period is long enough, coronavirus inactivation can also be carried out at relatively low temperatures. The required duration was determined in this study. Material and methods: Data from published thermal inactivation studies on coronaviruses were applied to determine the temperature dependence of the rate constant k(T) for each coronavirus by employing Arrhenius

SUBMITTER: Hessling M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7373095 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature