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Recent Progress in Nanotechnology for COVID-19 Prevention, Diagnostics and Treatment Rasmi, Yousef; Saloua, Kouass Sahbani; Nemati, Mahdieh; Choi, Jane Ru

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic is currently an unprecedented public health threat. The rapid spread of infections has led to calls for alternative approaches to combat the virus. Nanotechnology is taking root against SARS-CoV-2 through prevention, diagnostics and treatment of infections. In light of the escalating demand for managing the pandemic, a comprehensive review that highlights the role of nanomaterials in the response to the pandemic is highly desirable. This review article comprehensively discusses the use of nanotechnology for COVID-19 based on three main categories: prevention, diagnostics and treatment. We first highlight the use of various nanomaterials including metal nanoparticles, carbon-based nanoparticles and magnetic nanoparticles for COVID-19. We critically review the benefits of nanomaterials along with their applications in personal protective equipment, vaccine development, diagnostic device fabrication and therapeutic approaches. The remaining key challenges and future directions of nanomaterials for COVID-19 are briefly discussed. This review is very informative and helpful in providing guidance for developing nanomaterial-based products to fight against COVID-19.

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Title
Recent Progress in Nanotechnology for COVID-19 Prevention, Diagnostics and Treatment
Creator
Rasmi, Yousef; Saloua, Kouass Sahbani; Nemati, Mahdieh; Choi, Jane Ru
Contributor
University of British Columbia. Centre for Blood Research; University of British Columbia. Life Sciences Institute
Publisher
MDPI
Date Issued
2021-07-09
Description
The COVID-19 pandemic is currently an unprecedented public health threat. The rapid spread of infections has led to calls for alternative approaches to combat the virus. Nanotechnology is taking root against SARS-CoV-2 through prevention, diagnostics and treatment of infections. In light of the escalating demand for managing the pandemic, a comprehensive review that highlights the role of nanomaterials in the response to the pandemic is highly desirable. This review article comprehensively discusses the use of nanotechnology for COVID-19 based on three main categories: prevention, diagnostics and treatment. We first highlight the use of various nanomaterials including metal nanoparticles, carbon-based nanoparticles and magnetic nanoparticles for COVID-19. We critically review the benefits of nanomaterials along with their applications in personal protective equipment, vaccine development, diagnostic device fabrication and therapeutic approaches. The remaining key challenges and future directions of nanomaterials for COVID-19 are briefly discussed. This review is very informative and helpful in providing guidance for developing nanomaterial-based products to fight against COVID-19.
Subject
COVID-19; Nanomaterials; Prevention; Diagnostics; Treatment
Genre
Article
Type
Text
Language
eng
Date Available
2021-07-29
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Attribution 4.0 International
DOI
10.14288/1.0401104
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/79136
Affiliation
Applied Science, Faculty of; Non UBC; Mechanical Engineering, Department of
Citation
Rasmi Y, Saloua KS, Nemati M, Choi JR. Recent Progress in Nanotechnology for COVID-19 Prevention, Diagnostics and Treatment. Nanomaterials. 2021; 11(7):1788.
Publisher DOI
10.3390/nano11071788
Peer Review Status
Reviewed
Scholarly Level
Faculty; Postdoctoral
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Authors
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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