COVID-19: A Call for Physical Scientists and Engineers
| Autor: | Xin Zheng, Fu Bing Wang, Jianbo Xia, Hui Wang, Min Li, Haiyue Huang, Hua Li Nie, Ruilan Wang, Jiaxing Huang, Xiaolei Zuo, Chunhai Fan |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
media_common.quotation_subject Pneumonia Viral General Physics and Astronomy 02 engineering and technology 010402 general chemistry 01 natural sciences Politics Betacoronavirus Engineering Health care Pandemic medicine Humans Nanotechnology General Materials Science Sociology Pandemics media_common Publishing business.industry SARS-CoV-2 Public health Perspective (graphical) General Engineering COVID-19 021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology 0104 chemical sciences Work (electrical) Perspective Engineering ethics Natural Science Disciplines Ideology Public Health 0210 nano-technology business Coronavirus Infections Delivery of Health Care |
| Zdroj: | ACS Nano |
| ISSN: | 1936-086X |
| Popis: | The COVID-19 pandemic is one of those global challenges that transcends territorial, political, ideological, religious, cultural, and certainly academic boundaries. Public health and healthcare workers are at the frontline, working to contain and to mitigate the spread of this disease. Although intervening biological and immunological responses against viral infection may seem far from the physical sciences and engineering that typically work with inanimate objects, there actually is much that can-and should-be done to help in this global crisis. In this Perspective, we convert the basics of infectious respiratory diseases and viruses into physical sciences and engineering intuitions, and through this exercise, we present examples of questions, hypotheses, and research needs identified based on clinicians' experiences. We hope researchers in the physical sciences and engineering will proactively study these challenges, develop new hypotheses, define new research areas, and work with biological researchers, healthcare, and public health professionals to create user-centered solutions and to inform the general public, so that we can better address the many challenges associated with the transmission and spread of infectious respiratory diseases. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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