The Future of Nanotechnology and Quantum Dots for the Treatment of COVID-19
Today, drugs and vaccines for treating coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are being developed in Russia, China, the USA, Canada, Turkey, Germany, the UK, and Indonesia. Not all drugs for treating COVID-19 have the same functions or target the same aspects of severe acute respiratory syndrome co...
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| author | Eny Kusrini Muhamad Asvial Muhammad Arif Budiyanto Sutrasno Kartohardjono Yudan Wulanza |
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drugs and vaccines for treating coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are being
developed in Russia, China, the USA, Canada, Turkey, Germany, the UK, and Indonesia.
Not all drugs for treating COVID-19 have the same functions or target the same
aspects of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus type 2 (SARS-CoV-2),
the cause of COVID-19. Very recently, some vaccines have been reported to effectively
protect against COVID-19. Clinical vaccine trials are in phase 3 in several
countries, including Indonesia, Turkey, Chile and Brazil.
A virus is an
intracellular parasite with a very simple structure. Viruses lack their own
metabolism and thus require a host to replicate. That is why washing one’s
hands with soap is the first step in preventing the spread of viruses with a
lipid membrane, such as SARS-CoV-2. Soap effectively destroys such viruses
because they are self-assembled structures. However, soap cannot be used to
destroy the virus within a host because the same process that destroys the
virus also destroys human cells.
At the
moment, much research in the area of nanotechnology is ongoing. Quantum dots (QDs)
have been incorporated in many nanotechnological treatments, including drug
delivery, bioimaging of cancer cells, and cancer diagnosis and treatment. Many
researchers are investigating the use of new materials to treat COVID-19; possible
therapies employ modified graphenes and QDs, among others. QDs are multifunctional
crystalline semiconductors on a nanometer scale. Based on our studies, this QDs has fewer coordinating
molecules on the surface. Nanometer-sized QDs are thermodynamically unstable
but can be kept in a colloidal form to maintain stability. Due to their unique
optical properties, QDs have significant potential for biomedical applications,
including biomedical imaging, biosensors, drug delivery, clinical diagnosis,
photodynamic therapy, DNA hybridization, and RNA profiling. Very recently, the
potential of QDs for targeting virus cells has received attention. This
function could be used to inhibit the activity of COVID-19.
The use of QDs to treat COVID-19
still needs more evaluation and investigation. QDscan be functioned and
coated with other molecules to improve their drug delivery profile. The
chemical functionality of the surface of a QD can also be controlled by a
capping agent such as Schiff base compound, which provides colloidal stability,
prevents agglomeration and uncontrolled growth, increases solubility, and extends
the exciton lifetime of QDs.The development of QDs and of
nanostructured semiconductor crystals (which are usually under 10 nm in size)
has opened new horizons in nanoscience and nanotechnology. QDs have been used
in a wide range of applications in various fields, including biochemistry,
physical chemistry, biomedicine, medicine, pharmaceuticals, microscopy, and
engineering. QDs are also a powerful imaging probe for diagnostics and
prognostics.
The development and
manufacture of bioengineering and medical equipment and devices has become more
efficient, and computational modelling and simulations are now used to gather
insights into new products. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-505ea2af96c747faa96e9578fe2a11512023-01-02T03:27:42ZengUniversitas IndonesiaInternational Journal of Technology2086-96142087-21002020-11-0111587387710.14716/ijtech.v11i5.45074507The Future of Nanotechnology and Quantum Dots for the Treatment of COVID-19Eny Kusrini0Muhamad Asvial1Muhammad Arif Budiyanto2Sutrasno Kartohardjono3Yudan Wulanza4Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Indonesia, Kampus UI Depok, Depok 16424, IndonesiaDepartment of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Indonesia, Kampus UI Depok, Depok 16424, IndonesiaDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Indonesia, Kampus UI Depok, Depok 16424, IndonesiaDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Indonesia, Kampus UI Depok, Depok 16424, IndonesiaDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Indonesia, Kampus UI Depok, Depok 16424, IndonesiaToday, drugs and vaccines for treating coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are being developed in Russia, China, the USA, Canada, Turkey, Germany, the UK, and Indonesia. Not all drugs for treating COVID-19 have the same functions or target the same aspects of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus type 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the cause of COVID-19. Very recently, some vaccines have been reported to effectively protect against COVID-19. Clinical vaccine trials are in phase 3 in several countries, including Indonesia, Turkey, Chile and Brazil. A virus is an intracellular parasite with a very simple structure. Viruses lack their own metabolism and thus require a host to replicate. That is why washing one’s hands with soap is the first step in preventing the spread of viruses with a lipid membrane, such as SARS-CoV-2. Soap effectively destroys such viruses because they are self-assembled structures. However, soap cannot be used to destroy the virus within a host because the same process that destroys the virus also destroys human cells. At the moment, much research in the area of nanotechnology is ongoing. Quantum dots (QDs) have been incorporated in many nanotechnological treatments, including drug delivery, bioimaging of cancer cells, and cancer diagnosis and treatment. Many researchers are investigating the use of new materials to treat COVID-19; possible therapies employ modified graphenes and QDs, among others. QDs are multifunctional crystalline semiconductors on a nanometer scale. Based on our studies, this QDs has fewer coordinating molecules on the surface. Nanometer-sized QDs are thermodynamically unstable but can be kept in a colloidal form to maintain stability. Due to their unique optical properties, QDs have significant potential for biomedical applications, including biomedical imaging, biosensors, drug delivery, clinical diagnosis, photodynamic therapy, DNA hybridization, and RNA profiling. Very recently, the potential of QDs for targeting virus cells has received attention. This function could be used to inhibit the activity of COVID-19. The use of QDs to treat COVID-19 still needs more evaluation and investigation. QDscan be functioned and coated with other molecules to improve their drug delivery profile. The chemical functionality of the surface of a QD can also be controlled by a capping agent such as Schiff base compound, which provides colloidal stability, prevents agglomeration and uncontrolled growth, increases solubility, and extends the exciton lifetime of QDs.The development of QDs and of nanostructured semiconductor crystals (which are usually under 10 nm in size) has opened new horizons in nanoscience and nanotechnology. QDs have been used in a wide range of applications in various fields, including biochemistry, physical chemistry, biomedicine, medicine, pharmaceuticals, microscopy, and engineering. QDs are also a powerful imaging probe for diagnostics and prognostics. The development and manufacture of bioengineering and medical equipment and devices has become more efficient, and computational modelling and simulations are now used to gather insights into new products. https://ijtech.eng.ui.ac.id/article/view/4507 |
| spellingShingle | Eny Kusrini Muhamad Asvial Muhammad Arif Budiyanto Sutrasno Kartohardjono Yudan Wulanza The Future of Nanotechnology and Quantum Dots for the Treatment of COVID-19 International Journal of Technology |
| title | The Future of Nanotechnology and Quantum Dots for the Treatment of COVID-19 |
| title_full | The Future of Nanotechnology and Quantum Dots for the Treatment of COVID-19 |
| title_fullStr | The Future of Nanotechnology and Quantum Dots for the Treatment of COVID-19 |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Future of Nanotechnology and Quantum Dots for the Treatment of COVID-19 |
| title_short | The Future of Nanotechnology and Quantum Dots for the Treatment of COVID-19 |
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