{"id":122709,"date":"2021-09-02T10:51:05","date_gmt":"2021-09-02T14:51:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/122709///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/122709//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/122709//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/122709//?p=122709"},"modified":"2025-06-20T15:36:14","modified_gmt":"2025-06-20T19:36:14","slug":"long-lasting-disinfectant-promises-to-help-fight-pandemics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/122709///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/122709//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/122709//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/122709//long-lasting-disinfectant-promises-to-help-fight-pandemics/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/122709//","title":{"rendered":"Long-lasting Disinfectant Promises to Help Fight Pandemics"},"content":{"rendered":"
Âé¶¹Ó³»´«Ã½ researchers have developed a nanoparticle-based disinfectant that can continuously kill viruses on a surface for up to seven days /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/122709/u2013 a discovery that could be a powerful weapon against COVID-19 and other emerging pathogenic viruses./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/122709/n
The findings, by a multidisciplinary team of the university/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/122709/u2019s virus and engineering experts and the leader of an Orlando technology firm, were published this week in ACS Nano, a journal of the American Chemical Society./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/122709/n Christina Drake /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/122709/u201907PhD, founder of Kismet Technologies, was inspired to develop the disinfectant after making a trip to the grocery store in the early days of the pandemic. There she saw a worker spraying disinfectant on a refrigerator handle, then wiping off the spray immediately./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/122709/n /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/122709/u201cInitially my thought was to develop a fast-acting disinfectant,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/122709/u201d she says, /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/122709/u201cbut we spoke to consumers, such as doctors and dentists, to find out what they really wanted from a disinfectant. What mattered the most to them was something long-lasting that would continue to disinfect high-touch areas like doorhandles and floors long after application./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/122709/u201d/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/122709/n Drake partnered with Sudipta Seal, a Âé¶¹Ó³»´«Ã½ materials engineer and nanoscience expert, and Griff Parks, a College of Medicine virologist who is also associate dean of research and director of the Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences. With funding from the U.S. National Science Foundation, Kismet Tech and the Florida High Tech Corridor, the researchers created a nanoparticle-engineered disinfectant./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/122709/n Its active ingredient is an engineered nanostructure called cerium oxide, which is known for its regenerative antioxidant properties. The cerium oxide nanoparticles are modified with small amounts of silver to make them more potent against pathogens./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/122709/n