Polymeric Materials as Indispensable Tools to Fight RNA Viruses: SARS-CoV-2 and Influenza A
Towards the end of 2019 in Wuhan, suspicions of a new dangerous virus circulating in the air began to arise. It was the start of the world pandemic coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Since then, considerable research data and review papers about this virus have been published. Hundreds of research...
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| author | Ariana C. F. Santos Fátima Martel Carmen S. R. Freire Bárbara J. M. L. Ferreira |
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| description | Towards the end of 2019 in Wuhan, suspicions of a new dangerous virus circulating in the air began to arise. It was the start of the world pandemic coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Since then, considerable research data and review papers about this virus have been published. Hundreds of researchers have shared their work in order to achieve a better comprehension of this disease, all with the common goal of overcoming this pandemic. The coronavirus is structurally similar to influenza A. Both are RNA viruses and normally associated with comparable infection symptoms. In this review, different case studies targeting polymeric materials were appraised to highlight them as an indispensable tool to fight these RNA viruses. In particular, the main focus was how polymeric materials, and their versatile features could be applied in different stages of viral disease, i.e., in protection, detection and treatment. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-de57b8a9b50447e8a6fbdd89e6387e092023-11-24T13:21:33ZengMDPI AGBioengineering2306-53542022-12-0191281610.3390/bioengineering9120816Polymeric Materials as Indispensable Tools to Fight RNA Viruses: SARS-CoV-2 and Influenza AAriana C. F. Santos0Fátima Martel1Carmen S. R. Freire2Bárbara J. M. L. Ferreira3CICECO-Aveiro Institute of Materials, Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, PortugalBiochemistry Unit, Biomedicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, 4200-319 Porto, PortugalCICECO-Aveiro Institute of Materials, Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, PortugalCICECO-Aveiro Institute of Materials, Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, PortugalTowards the end of 2019 in Wuhan, suspicions of a new dangerous virus circulating in the air began to arise. It was the start of the world pandemic coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Since then, considerable research data and review papers about this virus have been published. Hundreds of researchers have shared their work in order to achieve a better comprehension of this disease, all with the common goal of overcoming this pandemic. The coronavirus is structurally similar to influenza A. Both are RNA viruses and normally associated with comparable infection symptoms. In this review, different case studies targeting polymeric materials were appraised to highlight them as an indispensable tool to fight these RNA viruses. In particular, the main focus was how polymeric materials, and their versatile features could be applied in different stages of viral disease, i.e., in protection, detection and treatment.https://www.mdpi.com/2306-5354/9/12/816RNA virusesCOVID-19influenza Apolymeric materials |
| spellingShingle | Ariana C. F. Santos Fátima Martel Carmen S. R. Freire Bárbara J. M. L. Ferreira Polymeric Materials as Indispensable Tools to Fight RNA Viruses: SARS-CoV-2 and Influenza A Bioengineering RNA viruses COVID-19 influenza A polymeric materials |
| title | Polymeric Materials as Indispensable Tools to Fight RNA Viruses: SARS-CoV-2 and Influenza A |
| title_full | Polymeric Materials as Indispensable Tools to Fight RNA Viruses: SARS-CoV-2 and Influenza A |
| title_fullStr | Polymeric Materials as Indispensable Tools to Fight RNA Viruses: SARS-CoV-2 and Influenza A |
| title_full_unstemmed | Polymeric Materials as Indispensable Tools to Fight RNA Viruses: SARS-CoV-2 and Influenza A |
| title_short | Polymeric Materials as Indispensable Tools to Fight RNA Viruses: SARS-CoV-2 and Influenza A |
| title_sort | polymeric materials as indispensable tools to fight rna viruses sars cov 2 and influenza a |
| topic | RNA viruses COVID-19 influenza A polymeric materials |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2306-5354/9/12/816 |
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