Open AccessInhaler with electrostatic sterilizer and use of cationic amphiphilic peptides may accelerate recovery from COVID-19
Author(s) -
Santi M. Mandal,
Souvik Panda
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
biotechniques/biotechniques
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.617
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1940-9818
pISSN - 0736-6205
DOI - 10.2144/btn-2020-0042
Subject(s) - inhaler , covid-19 , cationic polymerization , amphiphile , bronchodilator , inhalation , chemistry , medicine , polymer , virology , anesthesia , immunology , disease , asthma , organic chemistry , copolymer , outbreak , infectious disease (medical specialty)
We explore the design of a smart inhaler with electrostatic sterilizer and propose the utilization of cationic amphiphilic peptides, independently or in conjunction with a bronchodilator, for COVID-19 patients to quickly improve wellbeing while maintaining a strategic distance to protect healthcare personnel from virus-containing aerosol or droplets during the process of inhalation.