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Back to Normal: An Old Physics Route to Reduce SARS-CoV-2 Transmission in Indoor Spaces

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    Identificador: imarina:6961533
    Autors:
    Garciá De Abajo FJHernández RJKaminer IMeyerhans ARosell-Llompart JSanchez-Elsner T
    Resum:
    © 2020 American Chemical Society. We advocate the widespread use of UV-C light as a short-term, easily deployable, and affordable way to limit virus spread in the current SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. Radical social distancing with the associated shutdown of schools, restaurants, sport clubs, workplaces, and traveling has been shown to be effective in reducing virus spread, but its economic and social costs are unsustainable in the medium term. Simple measures like frequent handwashing, facial masks, and other physical barriers are being commonly adopted to prevent virus transmission. However, their efficacy may be limited, particularly in shared indoor spaces, where, in addition to airborne transmission, elements with small surface areas such as elevator buttons, door handles, and handrails are frequently used and can also mediate transmission. We argue that additional measures are necessary to reduce virus transmission when people resume attending schools and jobs that require proximity or some degree of physical contact. Among the available alternatives, UV-C light satisfies the requirements of rapid, widespread, and economically viable deployment. Its implementation is only limited by current production capacities, an increase of which requires swift intervention by industry and authorities.
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    Autor segons l'article: Garciá De Abajo FJ; Hernández RJ; Kaminer I; Meyerhans A; Rosell-Llompart J; Sanchez-Elsner T
    Departament: Enginyeria Química
    Autor/s de la URV: Rosell Llompart, Joan
    Paraules clau: Ventilation Ultraviolet germicidal irradiation Performance Light Inactivation Hexagonal boron-nitride Droplets Coronaviruses Air disinfection Aerosol
    Resum: © 2020 American Chemical Society. We advocate the widespread use of UV-C light as a short-term, easily deployable, and affordable way to limit virus spread in the current SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. Radical social distancing with the associated shutdown of schools, restaurants, sport clubs, workplaces, and traveling has been shown to be effective in reducing virus spread, but its economic and social costs are unsustainable in the medium term. Simple measures like frequent handwashing, facial masks, and other physical barriers are being commonly adopted to prevent virus transmission. However, their efficacy may be limited, particularly in shared indoor spaces, where, in addition to airborne transmission, elements with small surface areas such as elevator buttons, door handles, and handrails are frequently used and can also mediate transmission. We argue that additional measures are necessary to reduce virus transmission when people resume attending schools and jobs that require proximity or some degree of physical contact. Among the available alternatives, UV-C light satisfies the requirements of rapid, widespread, and economically viable deployment. Its implementation is only limited by current production capacities, an increase of which requires swift intervention by industry and authorities.
    Àrees temàtiques: Química Physics and astronomy (miscellaneous) Physics and astronomy (all) Odontología Nanoscience and nanotechnology Nanoscience & nanotechnology Medicina i Materials science, multidisciplinary Materials science (miscellaneous) Materials science (all) Materiais Interdisciplinar General physics and astronomy General materials science General engineering Farmacia Engineering (miscellaneous) Engineering (all) Engenharias iv Engenharias iii Ciências biológicas ii Ciências biológicas i Chemistry, physical Chemistry, multidisciplinary Biotecnología Astronomia / física
    Accès a la llicència d'ús: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
    ISSN: 1936-0851
    Adreça de correu electrònic de l'autor: joan.rosell@urv.cat
    Identificador de l'autor: 0000-0002-5288-9150
    Pàgina final: 7713
    Data d'alta del registre: 2023-02-19
    Volum de revista: 14
    Versió de l'article dipositat: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
    Enllaç font original: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsnano.0c04596
    Referència a l'article segons font original: Acs Nano. 14 (7): 7704-7713
    Referència de l'ítem segons les normes APA: Garciá De Abajo FJ; Hernández RJ; Kaminer I; Meyerhans A; Rosell-Llompart J; Sanchez-Elsner T (2020). Back to Normal: An Old Physics Route to Reduce SARS-CoV-2 Transmission in Indoor Spaces. Acs Nano, 14(7), 7704-7713. DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.0c04596
    URL Document de llicència: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
    DOI de l'article: 10.1021/acsnano.0c04596
    Entitat: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
    Any de publicació de la revista: 2020
    Pàgina inicial: 7704
    Tipus de publicació: Journal Publications
  • Paraules clau:

    Chemistry, Multidisciplinary,Chemistry, Physical,Engineering (Miscellaneous),Materials Science (Miscellaneous),Materials Science, Multidisciplinary,Nanoscience & Nanotechnology,Nanoscience and Nanotechnology,Physics and Astronomy (Miscellaneous)
    Ventilation
    Ultraviolet germicidal irradiation
    Performance
    Light
    Inactivation
    Hexagonal boron-nitride
    Droplets
    Coronaviruses
    Air disinfection
    Aerosol
    Química
    Physics and astronomy (miscellaneous)
    Physics and astronomy (all)
    Odontología
    Nanoscience and nanotechnology
    Nanoscience & nanotechnology
    Medicina i
    Materials science, multidisciplinary
    Materials science (miscellaneous)
    Materials science (all)
    Materiais
    Interdisciplinar
    General physics and astronomy
    General materials science
    General engineering
    Farmacia
    Engineering (miscellaneous)
    Engineering (all)
    Engenharias iv
    Engenharias iii
    Ciências biológicas ii
    Ciências biológicas i
    Chemistry, physical
    Chemistry, multidisciplinary
    Biotecnología
    Astronomia / física
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