1. Nanoparticles Show Promise as Biosecurity Tool.
- Author
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Strawford, M., Predicala, B., Whittington, L., Alvarado, A., Korber, D., and Vidovic, S.
- Subjects
AGRICULTURAL engineering ,NANOPARTICLES & the environment ,NANOPARTICLES ,PORCINE epidemic diarrhea virus ,DIARRHEA ,PREVENTION ,SWINE ,THERAPEUTICS - Abstract
The article discusses a sanitizing option developed by agricultural engineers at the Prairie Swine Centre involving the use of nanoparticles. It describes nanoparticles as powderlike materials made up of particles which when it comes into contact with bacteria or cells hosting the viruses triggers a reaction that causes the cell membrane to breakdown and eventually kill the cell. It cites the goal of applying the technique to prevent porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV) transmission.
- Published
- 2014