How can nanotechnology help to combat COVID-19? Opportunities and urgent need

EVR Campos, AES Pereira, JL De Oliveira… - Journal of …, 2020‏ - Springer
Incidents of viral outbreaks have increased at an alarming rate over the past decades. The
most recent human coronavirus known as COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) has already spread …

The role of nanotechnology in the treatment of viral infections

L Singh, HG Kruger, GEM Maguire… - Therapeutic …, 2017‏ - journals.sagepub.com
Infectious diseases are the leading cause of mortality worldwide, with viruses in particular
making global impact on healthcare and socioeconomic development. In addition, the rapid …

The sweet spot: defining virus–sialic acid interactions

JE Stencel-Baerenwald, K Reiss, DM Reiter… - Nature Reviews …, 2014‏ - nature.com
Viral infections are initiated by attachment of the virus to host cell surface receptors,
including sialic acid-containing glycans. It is now possible to rapidly identify specific glycan …

On facing the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) with combination of nanomaterials and medicine: possible strategies and first challenges

VS Sivasankarapillai, AM Pillai, A Rahdar, AP Sobha… - Nanomaterials, 2020‏ - mdpi.com
Global health is facing the most dangerous situation regarding the novel severe acute
respiratory syndrome called coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), which is widely known as the …

T‐cell‐mimicking nanoparticles can neutralize HIV infectivity

X Wei, G Zhang, D Ran, N Krishnan… - Advanced …, 2018‏ - Wiley Online Library
To improve human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) treatment and prevention, therapeutic
strategies that can provide effective and broad‐spectrum neutralization against viral …

Nanomedicine formulations for the delivery of antiviral drugs: a promising solution for the treatment of viral infections

D Lembo, M Donalisio, A Civra… - Expert Opinion on …, 2018‏ - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Viral infections represent a public health problem and one of the leading
causes of global mortality. Nanomedicine strategies can be considered a powerful tool to …

Entry of influenza A virus: host factors and antiviral targets

TO Edinger, MO Pohl, S Stertz - Journal of General …, 2014‏ - microbiologyresearch.org
Influenza virus is a major human pathogen that causes annual epidemics and occasional
pandemics. Moreover, the virus causes outbreaks in poultry and other animals, such as pigs …

Functional role and mechanisms of sialyllactose and other sialylated milk oligosaccharides

SJM ten Bruggencate, IMJ Bovee-Oudenhoven… - Nutrition …, 2014‏ - academic.oup.com
Human milk is a rich source of oligosaccharides. Acidic oligosaccharides, such as
sialyllactose (SL), contain sialic acid (SA) residues. In human milk, approximately 73% of SA …

Nanostructured glycan architecture is important in the inhibition of influenza A virus infection

SJ Kwon, DH Na, JH Kwak, M Douaisi, F Zhang… - Nature …, 2017‏ - nature.com
Rapid change and zoonotic transmission to humans have enhanced the virulence of the
influenza A virus (IAV). Neutralizing antibodies fail to provide lasting protection from …

Nanotechnology for virus treatment

J Zhou, N Krishnan, Y Jiang, RH Fang, L Zhang - Nano Today, 2021‏ - Elsevier
The continued emergence of novel viruses poses a significant threat to global health.
Uncontrolled outbreaks can result in pandemics that have the potential to overburden our …