Ngokusho kombiko, yize imaskhi ejwayelekile yokuhlinzwa enezingqimba ezintathu ingavimba ukusabalala kwe-coronavirus entsha namanye amagciwane ngamaconsi, leli gciwane lisengaphila phezu kwalo uma lingabulawanga amagciwane ngendlela efanele noma lingalahlwanga kahle.

UDkt. Gareth Cave, uchwepheshe we-nanotechnology e-Nottingham Trent University, uklame imaski ye-copper nanoparticle eyingqayizivele.Imaski ingabulala kufikela ku-90% wezinhlayiya ezintsha ze-coronavirus emahoreni ayisikhombisa.Inkampani kaDkt. Kraft, i-Pharm2Farm, izoqala ukukhiqiza imaskhi ngasekupheleni kwale nyanga bese iyidayisa emakethe ngoDisemba.

Inelungelo lobunikazi

I-Copper inempahla yemvelo elwa namagciwane, kepha isikhathi sayo se-antibacterial asiside ngokwanele ukuvimbela ukusabalala kwe-coronavirus entsha emphakathini.UDkt. Kraft wasebenzisa ubuchwepheshe bakhe ku-nanotechnology ukuze athuthukise izakhiwo ze-antiviral zethusi.Wahlanganisa ungqimba lwe-nano yethusi phakathi kwezingqimba ezimbili zokuhlunga nezimbili ezingangeni manzi.Lapho ungqimba lwe-nano-copper luhlangana ne-coronavirus entsha, kuzodedelwa ama-ion ethusi.

Kubikwa ukuthi lobu buchwepheshe bunelungelo lobunikazi.UDkt. Kraft uthe: “Izifihla-buso esizenzile zifakazelwe ukuthi ziyakwazi ukuliyekisa igciwane ngemva kokuchayeka.Amamaski endabuko okuhlinzwa angavimbela kuphela igciwane ukuthi lingangeni noma lifafaze ngaphandle.Igciwane alikwazi ukubulawa uma livela ngaphakathi kumaski.Eyethu Imaski entsha ye-anti-virus ihlose ukusebenzisa ubuchwepheshe obukhona besithiyo kanye ne-nanotechnology ukucupha leli gciwane kumaski futhi lilibulale. ”

UDkt Kraft uphinde wathi izithiyo zengezwa ezinhlangothini zombili ze-mask, ngakho-ke azivikeli kuphela umuntu ogqokile, kodwa futhi nabantu abazungezile.Imaski ingabulala igciwane uma ihlangana nalo, okusho futhi ukuthi imaskhi esetshenzisiwe ingalahlwa ngokuphepha ngaphandle kokuba umthombo ongaba khona wokungcola.

Hlangana nendinganiso yemaski yohlobo lwe-IIR

Ngokwemibiko, le maski ye-nanoparticle yethusi ayisona eyokuqala ukusebenzisa ungqimba lwethusi ukuvimbela ukusabalala kwegciwane lomqhele omusha, kodwa iyiqoqo lokuqala lemaski yethusi ye-nanoparticle ehlangabezana nesilinganiso semaski sohlobo lwe-IIR.Amamaski ahlangabezana naleli zinga angaqinisekisa ukuthi u-99.98% we-particle matter uyahlungwa.