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

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 emerge...

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Main Authors: Agustín Valenzuela-Fernández, Romina Cabrera-Rodriguez, Laura Ciuffreda, Silvia Perez-Yanes, Judith Estevez-Herrera, Rafaela González-Montelongo, Julia Alcoba-Florez, Rodrigo Trujillo-González, Diego García-Martínez de Artola, Helena Gil-Campesino, Oscar Díez-Gil, José M. Lorenzo-Salazar, Carlos Flores, Jonay Garcia-Luis
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Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fbioe.2022.1052436/full
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author Agustín Valenzuela-Fernández
Romina Cabrera-Rodriguez
Laura Ciuffreda
Silvia Perez-Yanes
Judith Estevez-Herrera
Rafaela González-Montelongo
Julia Alcoba-Florez
Rodrigo Trujillo-González
Rodrigo Trujillo-González
Diego García-Martínez de Artola
Helena Gil-Campesino
Oscar Díez-Gil
José M. Lorenzo-Salazar
Carlos Flores
Carlos Flores
Carlos Flores
Carlos Flores
Jonay Garcia-Luis
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Romina Cabrera-Rodriguez
Laura Ciuffreda
Silvia Perez-Yanes
Judith Estevez-Herrera
Rafaela González-Montelongo
Julia Alcoba-Florez
Rodrigo Trujillo-González
Rodrigo Trujillo-González
Diego García-Martínez de Artola
Helena Gil-Campesino
Oscar Díez-Gil
José M. Lorenzo-Salazar
Carlos Flores
Carlos Flores
Carlos Flores
Carlos Flores
Jonay Garcia-Luis
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description 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 applications and nano-based materials (i.e., personal protective equipment) to combat SARS-CoV-2 transmission, infection, organ damage and for the development of new tools for virosurveillance, diagnose and immune protection by mRNA and other nano-based vaccines. All the nano-based developed tools have allowed a historical, unprecedented, real time epidemiological surveillance and diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection, at community and international levels. The nano-based technology has help to predict and detect how this Sarbecovirus is mutating and the severity of the associated COVID-19 disease, thereby assisting the administration and public health services to make decisions and measures for preparedness against the emerging variants of SARS-CoV-2 and severe or lethal COVID-19.
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spellingShingle Agustín Valenzuela-Fernández
Romina Cabrera-Rodriguez
Laura Ciuffreda
Silvia Perez-Yanes
Judith Estevez-Herrera
Rafaela González-Montelongo
Julia Alcoba-Florez
Rodrigo Trujillo-González
Rodrigo Trujillo-González
Diego García-Martínez de Artola
Helena Gil-Campesino
Oscar Díez-Gil
José M. Lorenzo-Salazar
Carlos Flores
Carlos Flores
Carlos Flores
Carlos Flores
Jonay Garcia-Luis
Nanomaterials to combat SARS-CoV-2: Strategies to prevent, diagnose and treat COVID-19
Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology
nanoreagents
personal protective equipment
vaccines
lipid nanoparticles
modified mRNA
recombinant proteins
title Nanomaterials to combat SARS-CoV-2: Strategies to prevent, diagnose and treat COVID-19
title_full Nanomaterials to combat SARS-CoV-2: Strategies to prevent, diagnose and treat COVID-19
title_fullStr Nanomaterials to combat SARS-CoV-2: Strategies to prevent, diagnose and treat COVID-19
title_full_unstemmed Nanomaterials to combat SARS-CoV-2: Strategies to prevent, diagnose and treat COVID-19
title_short Nanomaterials to combat SARS-CoV-2: Strategies to prevent, diagnose and treat COVID-19
title_sort nanomaterials to combat sars cov 2 strategies to prevent diagnose and treat covid 19
topic nanoreagents
personal protective equipment
vaccines
lipid nanoparticles
modified mRNA
recombinant proteins
url https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fbioe.2022.1052436/full
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