by University of Kentucky (a) full thickness cross-section of PVDF400 and (b) PVDF-only layer cross-section. Surface of (c) PVDF layer and (d) polyester support layer. SEM images of N95 layers (e) 1, (f) 2, (g) 3, and (h) 4. In mask orientation, layer 1 is exposed to the open environment and layer 4 is exposed...
By Sally Robertson, B.Sc. Jul 14, 2021 Researchers in the United States have demonstrated that the viral spike protein used by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) to infect host cells adopts an open conformation exposing novel epitopes that could serve as targets for therapeutic strategies to protect against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The currently approved COVID-19...
