Inhaler with electrostatic sterilizer and use of cationic amphiphilic peptides may accelerate recovery from COVID-19.

Mandal, Santi M; Panda, Souvik

Mandal, Santi M; Panda, Souvik.

Mandal SM; Central Research Facility, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur 721302, West Bengal, India.
Panda S; Kachua, Tagaria, Contai, 721433, Purba Medinipur, West Bengal, India.

Biotechniques ; 69(3): 206-210, 2020 09.

Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-768989

ABSTRACT

ABSTRACT

We explore the design of a smart inhaler with electrostatic sterilizer and propose the utilization of cationic amphiphilic peptides, independently or in conjunction with a bronchodilator, for COVID-19 patients to quickly improve wellbeing while maintaining a strategic distance to protect healthcare personnel from virus-containing aerosol or droplets during the process of inhalation.

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Anti-Infective Agents/administration & dosage; Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides/administration & dosage; Coronavirus Infections/drug therapy; Nebulizers and Vaporizers; Pneumonia, Viral/drug therapy; Static Electricity; Administration, Inhalation; Betacoronavirus; COVID-19; Cellular Microenvironment/drug effects; Humans; Lung/drug effects; Pandemics; SARS-CoV-2; COVID-19 Drug Treatment

Keywords

CAPs; COVID-19; electrode-based sparking; smart inhaler; virus sterilization

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pneumonia, Viral / Nebulizers and Vaporizers / Coronavirus Infections / Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides / Static Electricity / Anti-Infective Agents Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: Biotechniques Year: 2020 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Btn-2020-0042

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