Interesting study, but is this method practical to use in every day life the study won't say!
"... It does not appear that the technology can currently target the virus in the human body, “but it can be very useful for rooms, equipment and all forms of surfaces that need to be clear from any virus and coronavirus specifically,” ...
the big advantage offered by millimeter waves is that they can disinfect a surface very fast. ...
The radiation is also very gentle on the surfaces, neither heating them nor affecting them, and therefore can be used on delicate surfaces such as electronic equipment.
The scientists also tried the same technology with the poliovirus and obtained similar results. ...
For the future, the researchers are focusing on applying the technique to disinfect water. ..."From the abstract:
"... However, their efficiency in object decontamination for viruses has not been tested yet. Here we report the high efficiency of 95 GHz waves in killing both coronavirus 229E and poliovirus. An exposure of 2 s to 95 GHz waves reduced the titer of these viruses by 99.98% and 99.375%, respectively, and formed holes in the envelope of 229E virions as detected by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) analysis. ..."
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