Nanoparticle-based Antimicrobial Paper as Spread-breaker for Coronavirus

摘要

Paper, Packaging and Tissue industries are already indoctrinated with the antibacterial and antimicrobial concepts, producing special packaging materials to preserve food and fruits and antibacterial tissue papers. These are mostly based on antimicrobial organic compounds and inorganic materials. In the meantime, lots of advancements have taken place in nanotech-nology with production of a number of nano materials which have antibacterial properties. In fact, the antimicrobial efficiency of some of the nanoparticles is many times more than that of traditional antimicrobial additives. For combatting the sub-microscopic bacteria and viruses, antimicrobial paper incorporating nanoparticles, can be very effective. It is particularly appropriate at the present juncture to use such papers and products to arrest spread and kill the deadly coronavirus. The key technologies available now in use for production of antimicrobial paper and products, are reviewed, along with test results in reducing the percentage of virus on the antimicrobial paper surface and thus spread of the virus. Finally, the impact of the coronavirus epidemic on the paper industry has been forecast, and techniques for formulating the nanoparticle-based antimicrobial composite and its addition during paper manufacturing are discussed.