Open AccessNanotechnology-based approaches in the fight against SARS-CoV-2
Author(s) -
Alrayan Abass Albaz,
Misbahuddin M Rafeeq,
Ziaullah M Sain,
Wael Abdullah Almutairi,
Ali Alamri,
Ahmed Hamdan Aloufi,
Waleed Hassan Almalki,
Mohammed Tarique
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
aims microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.565
H-Index - 6
ISSN - 2471-1888
DOI - 10.3934/microbiol.2021023
Subject(s) - covid-19 , pandemic , coronavirus , virology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , medicine , intensive care medicine , disease , outbreak , pathology
The COVID-19 pandemic caused by highly-infectious virus namely severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has resulted in infection of millions of individuals and deaths across the world. The need of an hour is to find the innovative solution for diagnosis, prevention, and cure of the COVID-19 disease. Nanotechnology is emerging as one of the important tool for the same. In the present review we discuss the applications of nanotechnology-based approaches that are being implemented to speed up the development of diagnostic kits for SARS-CoV-2, development of personal protective equipments, and development of therapeutics of COVID-19 especially the vaccine development.