@article{10b4565bc8464d2fb9c0a7db56ab52ae,
title = "Survival of sars-cov-2 on non-porous materials in an experimental setting representative of fomites",
abstract = "To better understand plausible SARS-CoV-2 transmission through fomites, a physiological model was designed to analyze the decay rate of SARS-CoV-2 infectivity. We focused on non-porous materials present in high-touch surfaces or used as containment barrier surfaces, namely glass, acrylic glass, photo-activated coated glass, stainless steel and aluminium. SARS-CoV-2 survival depended on the material considered, with half-lives on glass, photo-activated coated glass, stainless steel and aluminium equal to 6.9, 4.1, 3.5 and 2.3 h, respectively. This study highlights the potential utility of coatings in the fight against the current threat. In addition, it spotlights the need for standardizing assays to assess indirect transmission of COVID-19. ",
keywords = "Aluminium, Fomites, Glass, Non-porous materials, Persistence, Photo-activated glass, SARS-CoV-2, Stability, Stainless steel",
author = "L. Bonil and G. Lingas and D. Coupeau and J.-C. Lucet and J. Guedj and B. Visseaux and B. Muylkens",
note = "Funding Information: This work was funded by the SANA (SArs-CoV-2 in NAmur) research initiative at the University of Namur and a research grant from the FNRS (Urgent Research Credit—40002718). AGC Glass Europe, the manufacturer of two materials tested in this study, provided an unrestricted grant to Universit{\'e} de Namur and the Fondation AP-HP. Funding Information: Funding: This work was funded by the SANA (SArs-CoV-2 in NAmur) research initiative at the University of Namur and a research grant from the FNRS (Urgent Research Credit—40002718). AGC Glass Europe, the manufacturer of two materials tested in this study, provided an unrestricted grant to Universit{\'e} de Namur and the Fondation AP-HP. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.",
year = "2021",
month = apr,
doi = "10.3390/coatings11040371",
language = "English",
volume = "11",
journal = "Coatings",
issn = "2079-6412",
publisher = "Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)",
number = "4",
}