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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
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6160177
Effect of Surfactants on the Survival and Sorption of Viruses
pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/es0114097
The handiwork of good health
https://www.health.harvard.edu/newsletter_article/The_handiwork_of_good_health
Persistence of coronaviruses on inanimate surfaces and their inactivation with biocidal agents
sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0195670120300463
Efficacy of various disinfectants against SARS coronavirus
journalofhospitalinfection.com/article/S0195-6701(05)00044-7/fulltext
How coronavirus hijacks your cells
nytimes.com/interactive/2020/03/11/science/how-coronavirus-hijacks-your-cells.html
CDC report on coronavirus research
cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/about/grows-virus-cell-culture.html
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Situation Summary
cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nCoV/summary.html
WHO general coronavirus info
https://www.who.int/health-topics/coronavirus
The science of soap – here’s how it kills the coronavirus
theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/mar/12/science-soap-kills-coronavirus-alcohol-based-disinfectants?CMP=share_btn_tw
Suspension vs carrier tests (for bacteria)
aem.asm.org/content/aem/54/11/2856.full.pdf
Cryo-EM structure of the 2019-nCoV spike in the prefusion conformation
science.sciencemag.org/content/367/6483/1260
Mechanisms of Virus Assembly
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4382372
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.
Find us on all these places:
Subscribe! http://bit.ly/ACSReactions
Facebook! http://facebook.com/ACSReactions
Twitter! http://twitter.com/ACSReactions
Instagram! instagram.com/acsreactions
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
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6160177
Effect of Surfactants on the Survival and Sorption of Viruses
pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/es0114097
The handiwork of good health
https://www.health.harvard.edu/newsletter_article/The_handiwork_of_good_health
Persistence of coronaviruses on inanimate surfaces and their inactivation with biocidal agents
sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0195670120300463
Efficacy of various disinfectants against SARS coronavirus
journalofhospitalinfection.com/article/S0195-6701(05)00044-7/fulltext
How coronavirus hijacks your cells
nytimes.com/interactive/2020/03/11/science/how-coronavirus-hijacks-your-cells.html
CDC report on coronavirus research
cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/about/grows-virus-cell-culture.html
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Situation Summary
cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nCoV/summary.html
WHO general coronavirus info
https://www.who.int/health-topics/coronavirus
The science of soap – here’s how it kills the coronavirus
theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/mar/12/science-soap-kills-coronavirus-alcohol-based-disinfectants?CMP=share_btn_tw
Suspension vs carrier tests (for bacteria)
aem.asm.org/content/aem/54/11/2856.full.pdf
Cryo-EM structure of the 2019-nCoV spike in the prefusion conformation
science.sciencemag.org/content/367/6483/1260
Mechanisms of Virus Assembly
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4382372
