Thermophoretic collection of virus-laden (SARS-CoV-2) aerosols
Detecting the existence of SARS-CoV-2 in the indoor atmosphere is a practical solution to track the prevalence and prevent the spread of the virus. In this work, a thermophoretic approach is presented to collect the novel coronavirus-laden aerosols from the air and accumulate to high concentrations...
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| author | Zhang, Xiangzhi Wang, Jing Wang, Chengbo Lian, Zheng Shi, Yong Ren, Yong Yan, Yuying |
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| description | Detecting the existence of SARS-CoV-2 in the indoor atmosphere is a practical solution to track the prevalence and prevent the spread of the virus. In this work, a thermophoretic approach is presented to collect the novel coronavirus-laden aerosols from the air and accumulate to high concentrations adequate for the sensitivity of viral RNA detection. Among the factors, the density and particle size have negligible effects on particle trajectory, while the vertical coordinates of particles increase with the rise in heating source temperature. When the heating temperature is higher than 355 K, all of the particles exit the channel from one outlet; thus, the collecting and accumulating of virus-laden aerosols can be realized. This study provides a potential approach to accelerate the detection of SARS-CoV-2 and avoid a false negative in the following RNA test. © 2021 Author(s). |
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| spelling | nottingham-654102021-06-04T03:46:01Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/65410/ Thermophoretic collection of virus-laden (SARS-CoV-2) aerosols Zhang, Xiangzhi Wang, Jing Wang, Chengbo Lian, Zheng Shi, Yong Ren, Yong Yan, Yuying Detecting the existence of SARS-CoV-2 in the indoor atmosphere is a practical solution to track the prevalence and prevent the spread of the virus. In this work, a thermophoretic approach is presented to collect the novel coronavirus-laden aerosols from the air and accumulate to high concentrations adequate for the sensitivity of viral RNA detection. Among the factors, the density and particle size have negligible effects on particle trajectory, while the vertical coordinates of particles increase with the rise in heating source temperature. When the heating temperature is higher than 355 K, all of the particles exit the channel from one outlet; thus, the collecting and accumulating of virus-laden aerosols can be realized. This study provides a potential approach to accelerate the detection of SARS-CoV-2 and avoid a false negative in the following RNA test. © 2021 Author(s). 2021-03-12 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en cc_by https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/65410/1/Combine3.pdf Zhang, Xiangzhi, Wang, Jing, Wang, Chengbo, Lian, Zheng, Shi, Yong, Ren, Yong and Yan, Yuying (2021) Thermophoretic collection of virus-laden (SARS-CoV-2) aerosols. Biomicrofluidics, 15 (2). 024101. ISSN 1932-1058 http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/5.0039247 doi:10.1063/5.0039247 doi:10.1063/5.0039247 |
| spellingShingle | Zhang, Xiangzhi Wang, Jing Wang, Chengbo Lian, Zheng Shi, Yong Ren, Yong Yan, Yuying Thermophoretic collection of virus-laden (SARS-CoV-2) aerosols |
| title | Thermophoretic collection of virus-laden (SARS-CoV-2) aerosols |
| title_full | Thermophoretic collection of virus-laden (SARS-CoV-2) aerosols |
| title_fullStr | Thermophoretic collection of virus-laden (SARS-CoV-2) aerosols |
| title_full_unstemmed | Thermophoretic collection of virus-laden (SARS-CoV-2) aerosols |
| title_short | Thermophoretic collection of virus-laden (SARS-CoV-2) aerosols |
| title_sort | thermophoretic collection of virus-laden (sars-cov-2) aerosols |
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