Structural stability of #SARS-CoV-2 virus like particles degrades with #temperature
▻https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7699159
SARS-CoV-2-like particles very sensitive to temperature | EurekAlert! Science News
►https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-12/uou-spv121720.php
“You would expect that temperature makes a huge difference, and that’s what we saw. To the point where the packaging of the virus was completely destroyed by even moderate temperature increases,” said Michael Vershinin, assistant professor at the University of Utah and co-senior author of the paper. “What’s surprising is how little heat was needed to break them down—surfaces that are warm to the touch, but not hot. The packaging of this virus is very sensitive to temperature.”
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They saw very little difference under levels of humidity on surfaces, however the scientists stress that humidity likely does matter when the particles are in the air by affecting how fast the aerosols dry out. The research team is continuing to study the molecular details of virus-like particle degradation.