Exposure to high heat neutralizes Covid in less than one second - PanARMENIAN.Net RSS feeds: RSS (headlines) RSS (articles) RSS (interviews) More RSS feeds PanARMENIAN Photo: RSS (photowire) RSS (photoblog) Home All news World Foreign Policy & Diaspora Politics Society more... Economy Sport Arts & Showbiz IT & Technology Overview News Articles Interviews Calendar Invalid query Exposure to high heat neutralizes Covid in less than one second April 28, 2021 - 10:35 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Arum Han, professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Texas A&M University, and his collaborators have designed an experimental system that shows exposure of SARS-CoV-2 to a very high temperature, even if applied for less than a second, can be sufficient to neutralize the virus so that it can no longer infect another human host, according to information published by Phys.org. Applying heat to neutralize Covid-19 has been demonstrated before, but in previous studies temperatures were applied from anywhere from one to 20 minutes. This length of time is not a practical solution, as applying heat for a long period of time is both difficult and costly. Han and his team have now demonstrated that heat treatment for less than a second completely inactivates the coronavirus—providing a possible solution to mitigating the ongoing spread of Covid-19, particularly through long-range airborne transmission. The Medistar Corporation approached leadership and researchers from the College of Engineering in the spring of 2020 to collaborate and explore the possibility of applying heat for a short amount of time to kill Covid-19. Soon after, Han and his team got to work, and built a system to investigate the feasibility of such a procedure. Their process works by heating one section of a stainless-steel tube, through which the coronavirus-containing solution is run, to a high temperature and then cooling the section immediately afterward. This experimental setup allows the coronavirus running through the tube to be heated only for a very short period of time. Through this rapid thermal process, the team found the virus to be completely neutralized in a significantly shorter time than previously thought possible. Their initial results were released within two months of proof-of-concept experiments. Han said if the solution is heated to nearly 72 degrees Celsius for about half a second, it can reduce the virus titer, or quantity of the virus in the solution, by 100,000 times which is sufficient to neutralize the virus and prevent transmission. Top stories Magnitude 5.6 quake causes damages in Iran The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Tbilisi: Georgia-Azerbaijan border case enters court The Prosecutor’s Office has released surveillance footage and said that one of the detainees in the case, Iveri Melashvili. UNWTO: Tourism back to 1990 levels as arrivals fall by 72% Destinations welcomed 900m fewer international tourists in January–October when compared with the same period of 2019. Four killed in Vienna attack: What we know so far Austrian authorities said at least one gunman remained on the run at 1am Vienna time on November 3. Partner news Loading... Articles Compassion is key, no matter what An Italian photojournalist’s journey through the pandemic Most popular in the section Moscow could recognize those who speak Russian as "compatriots" Global toll of mysterious hepatitis in children rises to 650 cases Monkeypox does not pose a Covid-style risk, top health execs say Sinjar becomes latest flashpoint for Iran-Turkey tensions in Iraq Home All news Overview: World Archive for April 28, 2021 Other news in this section Latest news Azeri defense chief orders army to "stop Armenia's provocations" Azerbaijani Defense Minister Zakir Hasanov on has instructed the army to "increase the vigilance of the personnel". Musk says activating Starlink for Iranian citizens SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said on September 23 that he would activate the firm's satellite internet service, Starlink. Guterres concerned about tension on Armenian-Azerbaijani border UN Secretary General António Guterres has expressed concerns regarding the tension on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border. Armenia's security high on agenda at "good" Blinken-Pashinyan meeting Blinken said the two discussed Armenia's security, just 10 days after Azerbaijan launched a fresh offensive against Armenia. About us | Stats | Advertise with us | Terms of service | Privacy policy Copyright © 2000—2022. PAN Media. Content of this site is licensed under a Creative Commons License ---