Published On Mar 18, 2020
Constantly being told to wash your hands? Us too. So we’re diving into the chemistry behind why soap is so effective against viruses like the coronavirus that causes COVID-19.
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Executive Producers:
George Zaidan
Hilary Hudson
Producer:
Andrew Sobey
Writer/Host:
Samantha Jones, PhD
Scientific consultants:
Pall Thordarson, PhD
Michelle Boucher, PhD
Leila Duman, PhD
Special Thanks:
Ruben Rodriguez
SOURCES:
Inactivation of human and avian influenza viruses by potassium oleate of natural soap component through exothermic interaction
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...
Effect of Surfactants on the Survival and Sorption of Viruses
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/...
The handiwork of good health
https://www.health.harvard.edu/newsle...
Persistence of coronaviruses on inanimate surfaces and their inactivation with biocidal agents
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science...
Efficacy of various disinfectants against SARS coronavirus
https://www.journalofhospitalinfectio...
How coronavirus hijacks your cells
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2...
CDC report on coronavirus research
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-...
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Situation Summary
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-...
WHO general coronavirus info
https://www.who.int/health-topics/cor...
The science of soap – here’s how it kills the coronavirus
https://www.theguardian.com/commentis...
Suspension vs carrier tests (for bacteria)
https://aem.asm.org/content/aem/54/11...
Cryo-EM structure of the 2019-nCoV spike in the prefusion conformation
https://science.sciencemag.org/conten...
Mechanisms of Virus Assembly
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...