Implication of nanotechnology to reduce the environmental risks of waste associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.

Autor:	El-Sayyad GS; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ahram Canadian University (ACU) Giza Egypt Gharieb.Elsayyad@acu.edu.eg.; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Galala University New Galala City Suez Egypt Gharieb.Elsayyad@gu.edu.eg.; Drug Microbiology Laboratory, Drug Radiation Research Department, National Center for Radiation Research and Technology (NCRRT), Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority (EAEA) Cairo Egypt Gharieb.S.Elsayyad@eaea.org.eg., Elfadil D; Biology and Chemistry Department, Hassan II University of Casablanca Morocco., Gaballah MS; College of Engineering (Key Laboratory for Clean Renewable Energy Utilization Technology, Ministry of Agriculture), China Agricultural University Beijing 100083 PR China.; Department of Physical Pharmacy and Pharmacokinetics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Poznan University of Medical Sciences Rokietnicka 3 St. 60-806 Poznan Poland., El-Sherif DM; National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries (NIOF) Cairo Egypt., Abouzid M; Department of Physical Pharmacy and Pharmacokinetics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Poznan University of Medical Sciences Rokietnicka 3 St. 60-806 Poznan Poland.; Doctoral School, Poznan University of Medical Sciences 60-812 Poznan Poland., Nada HG; Drug Microbiology Laboratory, Drug Radiation Research Department, National Center for Radiation Research and Technology (NCRRT), Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority (EAEA) Cairo Egypt Gharieb.S.Elsayyad@eaea.org.eg.; Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University Cairo Egypt., Khalil MS; Agricultural Research Center, Central Agricultural Pesticides Laboratory Alexandria Egypt., Ghorab MA; Wildlife Toxicology Laboratory, Department of Animal Science, Institute for Integrative Toxicology (IIT), Michigan State University East Lansing MI 48824 USA.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	RSC advances [RSC Adv] 2023 Apr 20; Vol. 13 (18), pp. 12438-12454. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Apr 20 (Print Publication: 2023).
DOI:	10.1039/d3ra01052j
Abstrakt:	The COVID-19 pandemic is the largest global public health outbreak in the 21 st century so far. It has contributed to a significant increase in the generation of waste, particularly personal protective equipment and hazardous medical, as it can contribute to environmental pollution and expose individuals to various hazards. To minimize the risk of infection, the entire surrounding environment should be disinfected or neutralized regularly. Effective medical waste management can add value by reducing the spread of COVID-19 and increasing the recyclability of materials instead of sending them to landfill. Developing an antiviral coating for the surface of objects frequently used by the public could be a practical solution to prevent the spread of virus particles and the inactivation of virus transmission. Relying on an abundance of engineered materials identifiable by their useful physicochemical properties through versatile chemical functionalization, nanotechnology offers a number of approaches to address this emergency. Here, through a multidisciplinary perspective encompassing various fields such as virology, biology, medicine, engineering, chemistry, materials science, and computer science, we describe how nanotechnology-based strategies can support the fight against COVID-19 well as infectious diseases in general, including future pandemics. In this review, the design of the antiviral coating to combat the spread of COVID-19 was discussed, and technological attempts to minimize the coronavirus outbreak were highlighted. Competing Interests: The authors state that the study was conducted without commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest. (This journal is © The Royal Society of Chemistry.)
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