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Infection and Materials: The Role of Materials’ Surfaces as Interfaces Between Materialsandthe Microbial/Virus Environments

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This chapter deals with virions and materials. (A virion is an infective form of a virus outside of a host cell). The chapter clarifies the way virions infect humans (or organisms) and the factors that affect virions on materials. Firstly, we discuss the relationship between materials and viral infection and then point out the kinds of interactions that could take place between materials’ surfaces and virions. Based on this knowledge, potential countermeasures are proposed. The infection of human beings through materials is not clearly understood. However, if it was, then this information would be helpful for eradicating viral infections. Further research on this topic is needed.

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  1. National Institute of Technology, Suzuka College, Shiroko-cho, Suzuka, Mie, Japan

    Hideyuki Kanematsu

  2. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY, USA

    Dana Barry

  3. State University of New York at Canton, Canton, NY, USA

    Dana Barry

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  1. Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY, USA

    Dana Barry

  2. National Institute of Technology, Suzuka College, Shiroko-cho, Suzuka, Mie, Japan

    Hideyuki Kanematsu

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Kanematsu, H., Barry, D. (2022). Infection and Materials: The Role of Materials’ Surfaces as Interfaces Between Materialsandthe Microbial/Virus Environments. In: Barry, D., Kanematsu, H. (eds) Studies to Combat COVID-19 using Science and Engineering. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-1356-3_3

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