Role of Graphene and Graphene Derived Materials to Fight with COVID-19

Rajeev Gupta, Vamsi Krishna Kudapa, Ajay Mittal, Tejendra Kumar Gupta and Ishita Agrawal

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Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic is a genuine biosafety occasion that is causing an extreme effect on the worldwide society and economy. Various challenges associated with the outbreak of this pandemic include diagnosis, prevention, and proper medication. Engineered nanomaterials such as graphene and graphene derived materials could be the potential solution in preventing COVID-19. This study endeavors how the improvement of novel materials can assist researchers with handling the difficulties in biosafety. In recent years, 2D graphene had caught much consideration due to its efficient electrical properties and encouraging presentations, comprising methods to combat or identify drug-resistant bacterial contaminations. The bacteria lose its integrity when exposed to the graphene surface because of its efficient viral inhibition tendency.

Keywords: graphene; contact angle; superhydrophobic; mask; COVID-19 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
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DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.96284

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