Tuesday, July 14, 2020
A professor at Waterloo Engineering is leading research on the development of a spray that would kill the virus that causes COVID-19 on contact.
The spray would be used to coat personal protective equipment and high-touch surfaces to immediately deactivate the virus and help contain the spread of the disease.
“The COVID-19 virus can survive on surfaces for 24 hours or more,” said Sushanta Mitra, a professor of mechanical and mechatronics engineering. “In order to protect frontline workers and the general public, it’s important that the virus be neutralized immediately when it comes into contact with any surface. Our work will culminate in the production of an anti-viral coating that will do just that.”
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