Nanomaterials to combat SARS-CoV-2: Strategies to prevent, diagnose and treat COVID-19.

ABSTRACT: The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection and the associated coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), which severely affect the respiratory system and several organs and tissues, and may lead to death, have shown how science can respond when challenged by a global emergency, offering as a response a myriad of rapid technological developments. Development of vaccines at lightning speed is one of them. SARS-CoV-2 outbreaks have stressed healthcare systems, questioning patients care by using standard non-adapted therapies and diagnostic tools. In this scenario, nanotechnology has offered new tools, techniques and opportunities for prevention, for rapid, accurate and sensitive diagnosis and treatment of COVID-19. In this review, we focus on the nanotechnological ap

SUBMITTER: Valenzuela-Fernandez A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9732709 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature