Bioengineered textiles with peptide binders that capture SARS-CoV-2 viral particles

Laura Navone; Kaylee Moffitt; Wayne A. Johnston; Tim Mercer; Crystal Cooper; Kirsten Spann; Robert E. Speight

doi:10.1038/s43246-022-00278-8

Communications Materials (Aug 2022)

Bioengineered textiles with peptide binders that capture SARS-CoV-2 viral particles

Laura Navone,
Kaylee Moffitt,
Wayne A. Johnston,
Tim Mercer,
Crystal Cooper,
Kirsten Spann,
Robert E. Speight

Affiliations

Laura Navone: School of Biology and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, Queensland University of Technology (QUT)
Kaylee Moffitt: School of Biology and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, Queensland University of Technology (QUT)
Wayne A. Johnston: School of Biology and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, Queensland University of Technology (QUT)
Tim Mercer: Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, The University of Queensland (UQ)
Crystal Cooper: Central Analytical Research Facility (CARF), Queensland University of Technology (QUT)
Kirsten Spann: Centre for Immunology and Infection Control, School of Biomedical Science, Faculty of Health, Queensland University of Technology (QUT)
Robert E. Speight: School of Biology and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, Queensland University of Technology (QUT)

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s43246-022-00278-8
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 3, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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Textiles that block the transmission of viral particles help to reduce virus spread. Here, peptides on the surface a bioengineered textile capture SARS-CoV-2 viral particles, reducing onward infection by 500-fold.

Published in Communications Materials

ISSN: 2662-4443 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Technology: Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering: Materials of engineering and construction. Mechanics of materials
Website: https://www.nature.com/commsmat/

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