Implementation of a specialized air filter to “catch and kill” SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for Covid-19, may be one step closer to reality.
A team of researchers from the University of Houston, University of Texas and Medistar Corporation, published a paper yesterday in the Journal Material Today Physics detailing the process of superheating a nickel-based foam filter to 200 degrees Celsius (392 degrees Fahrenheit) as part of a heated air disinfection system, effectively removing and killing…