Biosafety materials: an emerging new research direction of materials science from the COVID-19 outbreak
Yingjie Yu, Fanqiang Bu, Huiling Zhou, Yongheng Wang, Jianxun Cui, Xing Wang, Guohui Nie, Haihua Xiao
Abstract
We first officially propose the brand-new concept of “biosafety materials”, which utilizes materials science to solve biosafety problems.
Topics & Concepts
BiosafetyCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Outbreak2019-20 coronavirus outbreakSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)NanotechnologyEngineering ethicsVirologyEngineeringMaterials scienceMedicineBiotechnologyBiologyPathologyInfectious disease (medical specialty)DiseaseNanoparticles: synthesis and applicationsGraphene and Nanomaterials ApplicationsNanoplatforms for cancer theranostics