Nanotechnology Against The Novel Coronavirus (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2): Diagnosis, Treatment, Therapy and Future Perspectives
Hamid Rashidzadeh, Hossein Danafar, Hossein Rahimi, Faezeh Mozafari, Marziyeh Salehiabar, Mohammad Amin Rahmati, Samaneh Rahamouz-Haghighi, Navid Mousazadeh, Ali Mohammadi, Yavuz Nuri Ertaş, Ali Ramazani, Irada Huseynova, Rovshan Khalilov, Soodabeh Davaran, Thomas J. Webster, Taras Kavetskyy, Aziz Eftekhari, Hamed Nosrati, Mehdi Mirsaeidi
Abstract
COVID-19, as an emerging infectious disease, has caused significant mortality and morbidity along with socioeconomic impact. No effective treatment or vaccine has been approved yet for this pandemic disease. Cutting-edge tools, especially nanotechnology, should be strongly considered to tackle this virus. This review aims to propose several strategies to design and fabricate effective diagnostic and therapeutic agents against COVID-19 by the aid of nanotechnology. Polymeric, inorganic self-assembling materials and peptide-based nanoparticles are promising tools for battling COVID-19 as well as its rapid diagnosis. This review summarizes all of the exciting advances nanomaterials are making toward COVID-19 prevention, diagnosis and therapy.