Viruses. 2023 Oct 18. pii: 2111. [Epub ahead of print]15(10):
Antonio Manna,
Davide De Forni,
Marco Bartocci,
Nicola Pasculli,
Barbara Poddesu,
Florigio Lista,
Riccardo De Santis,
Donatella Amatore,
Giorgia Grilli,
Filippo Molinari,
Alberto Sangiovanni Vincentelli,
Franco Lori.
SARS-CoV-2 is inactivated in aerosol (its primary mode of transmission) by means of radiated microwaves at frequencies that have been experimentally determined. Such frequencies are best predicted by the mathematical model suggested by Taylor, Margueritat and Saviot. The alignment between such mathematical prediction and the outcomes of our experiments serves to reinforce the efficacy of the radiated microwave technology and its promise in mitigating the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in its naturally airborne state.
Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; SRET; aerosol transmission; airborne pathogens; microwave inactivation