DOI: 10.1039/d4nr03730h ISSN: 2040-3364
Molecular mechanisms behind the anti corona virus activity of small metal oxide nanoparticles
Björn Greijer, Alexandra Nefedova, Tatiana Agback, Peter Agback, Vambola Kisand, Kai Rausalu, Alexander Vanetsev, Gulaim A. Seisenbaeva, Angela Ivask, Vadim G. KesslerThe activity of small non-photoactive titania nanoparticles against corona viruses emerges due most probably to direct membrane disruption via complexation with phospholipid molecules and their subsequent removal.