Issue 9, 2012
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Nanoscale

Visible light powered self-disinfecting coatings for influenza viruses†

Ding Weng,a   Hangfei Qi,b   Ting-Ting Wu,b   Ming Yan,a   Ren Sun*b  and  Yunfeng Lu*a  

* Corresponding authors

a Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, 420 Westwood Plaza, 5531 Boelter Hall, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
E-mail: luucla@ucla.edu
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Tel: +1 310 794 7238

b Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology, 650 Charles E Young Drive South, 10-155 Factor Building, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
E-mail: rsun@mednet.ucla.edu
Fax: +1 310 794 5123
Tel: +1 310 794 5124

Abstract

Influenza A viruses, the pathogens responsible for the recent swine flu outbreak and many historical pandemics, remain a threat to the public health. We report herein the fabrication of self-disinfecting surfaces from photoactive building nanocrystals, which can inactivate influenza viruses rapidly, spontaneously and continuously under visible light illumination.

Graphical abstract: Visible light powered self-disinfecting coatings for influenza viruses

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C2NR30388D
Article type
Communication
Submitted
18 Feb 2012
Accepted
02 Mar 2012
First published
29 Mar 2012

Nanoscale, 2012,4, 2870-2874

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Visible light powered self-disinfecting coatings for influenza viruses

D. Weng, H. Qi, T. Wu, M. Yan, R. Sun and Y. Lu, Nanoscale, 2012, 4, 2870 DOI: 10.1039/C2NR30388D

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