Biocides for Textiles against SARS-CoV 2

Abstract

The novel coronavirus pandemic has created an aerration of massive proportions worldwide. One of the major issues faced by most countries affected by this pandemic is the sudden quantitative inadequacy of personal protective equipment (PPE), gloves and masks, as the production rates cannot compare with the sheer expansion rate of the infection. Although the fatality rate is lower than SARS or MERS, the transmission rate is very high, which clearly indicates that protective textiles play a major role in controlling the spread. Because of the sudden spike in necessity of protective textiles, alternatives like cloth masks are being used as well, which do not have the efficiency as compared to surgical masks in terms of particle filtration, this paper will explain how antiviral biocides in different mediums play a role in reducing the burden caused by the insufficient mask production. In this paper, the properties of biocides as well as the kinds of biocides which can be utilised will be described, and products in this field which could aid in fighting coronavirus pandemic will be delineated as well.