Reply to Taylor et al. Comment on “Manna et al. SARS-CoV-2 Inactivation in Aerosol by Means of Radiated Microwaves. <i>Viruses</i> 2023, <i>15</i>, 1443”
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
Affiliations
Antonio Manna
Elettronica S.p.A., Via Tiburtina Valeria, Km 13.700, 00131 Rome, Italy
Davide De Forni
ViroStatics S.r.l., Viale Umberto I, 46, 07100 Sassari, Italy
Marco Bartocci
Elettronica S.p.A., Via Tiburtina Valeria, Km 13.700, 00131 Rome, Italy
Nicola Pasculli
Elettronica S.p.A., Via Tiburtina Valeria, Km 13.700, 00131 Rome, Italy
Barbara Poddesu
ViroStatics S.r.l., Viale Umberto I, 46, 07100 Sassari, Italy
Florigio Lista
Defense Institute for Biomedical Sciences, 00184 Rome, Italy
Riccardo De Santis
Defense Institute for Biomedical Sciences, 00184 Rome, Italy
Donatella Amatore
Defense Institute for Biomedical Sciences, 00184 Rome, Italy
Giorgia Grilli
Defense Institute for Biomedical Sciences, 00184 Rome, Italy
Filippo Molinari
Defense Institute for Biomedical Sciences, 00184 Rome, Italy
Alberto Sangiovanni Vincentelli
Department of EECS, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
Franco Lori
ViroStatics S.r.l., Viale Umberto I, 46, 07100 Sassari, Italy
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.
