Wang Wen-Yi, Yim Sui-Lung, Wong Chun-Ho, Kan Chi-Wai
Institute of Textiles and Clothing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China.
Avalon SteriTech Limited, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong, China.
Polymers (Basel). 2021 Aug 5;13(16):2601. doi: 10.3390/polym13162601.
The outbreak of COVID-19 has already generated a huge societal, economic and political losses worldwide. The present study aims to investigate the antiviral activity of Poly(hexamethylene biguanide) hydrochloride (PHMB) treated fabric against COVID-19 by using the surrogate Feline coronavirus. The antiviral analysis indicated that up to 94% of coronavirus was killed after contacting the CVC fabric treated with PHMB for 2 h, which suggests that PHMB treated fabric could be used for developing protective clothing and beddings with antiviral activity against coronavirus and can play a role in fighting the transmission of COVID-19 in the high-risk places.
新型冠状病毒肺炎(COVID-19)疫情已在全球范围内造成了巨大的社会、经济和政治损失。本研究旨在通过使用替代的猫冠状病毒来研究盐酸聚六亚甲基双胍(PHMB)处理过的织物对COVID-19的抗病毒活性。抗病毒分析表明,在用PHMB处理过的CVC织物接触2小时后,高达94%的冠状病毒被杀死,这表明PHMB处理过的织物可用于开发具有抗冠状病毒活性的防护服和床上用品,并可在抗击COVID-19在高风险场所的传播中发挥作用。