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Ultra-Fast, Continuous COVID-19 Inactivation and Outbreak Control by Flexible Spray-on Coating (Case No. 2021-247)
Intro Sentence: UCLA researchers from the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering have developed a novel antibacterial and antiviral spray-on coating. Background: Smart materials present an important method of protecting public health from emerging infectious diseases such as COVID-19, severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), avian...
Published: 7/19/2024   |   Inventor(s): Yongjie Hu, Yuan Shi, Ying Cui
Keywords(s): antimicrobial coatings, antimicrobial materials, antiviral coatings, Antiviral Drug, antivirals, continuous antiviral function, environmental disease transmission, environmental transmission, light-to-heat conversion, Microbiology, pandemic control, photothermal materials, polypyrrole, safety protocols, solar irradiation, Viral Delivery Systems
Category(s): Energy & Environment, Chemical, Chemical > Coatings, Adhesives & Inks, Medical Devices, Medical Devices > Hospital Systems
Quercetin as substrate for antiviral treatment against Hepatitis C virus infection (UCLA Case No. 2023-003)
UCLA researchers in the Department of Pathology and Hematology have developed a novel antiviral treatment for Hepatitis C virus based on the metabolic modulating properties of dietary compound Quercetin. BACKGROUND: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is responsible for 180 million infections worldwide and over 12,000 deaths in the U.S. each year. Despite most...
Published: 5/16/2024   |   Inventor(s): Nu Lu
Keywords(s): antivirals, hepatitis, immune metabolism, Inflammation, liver disease
Category(s): Therapeutics > Infectious Diseases, Therapeutics > Inflammation And Inflammatory Diseases
Potent broad-spectrum antiviral for COVID-19 treatment
Unmet need Broad-spectrum antiviral drugs like remdisivir and niclosamide are promising treatments for COVID-19. Multiple clinical studies of remdisivir have shown benefits such as reduced recovery time. However, in November of 2020 the WHO recommended against the use of remdisivir for COVID-19 treatment based on questions of effectiveness. There remains...
Published: 11/1/2023   |   Inventor(s): Hugh Smyth, Ashlee Brunaugh, Zachary Warnken, Hyo-Jong Seo
Keywords(s): Antivirals, COVID-19, Drugs, Infectious disease
Category(s): Life sciences > Therapeutics > Formulation, Life sciences > Therapeutics > Small molecule