Taiwan Professor R&D anti-SARS nano silicon wafers

Lin Jiangzhen, a professor at the Institute of Chemical Engineering at the Chung Hsing University in Taiwan, recently extracted natural nanocrystalline silicon from natural clays to capture proteins, organic macromolecules and viruses on the surface of silicon wafers and affect nude DNA (DNA) or proteins. The tertiary structure. The team believes that it can catch SARS virus and inhibit its replication reaction.
The research and development team used low-concentration nano-silicon aqueous solutions to study and found that the surface of nano-silicon wafers contained negative charges, which could adsorb various organic and biological molecules including viruses, and effectively prevented the DNA replication reaction of viruses and further damaged proteins and DNA. After the virus is caught, it is not easy to desorption. This study has been confirmed by polymerase chain reaction experiments.
Lin Jiangzhen said that the nano silicon wafer made from natural clay as raw material, will have a new theory and application of antibacterial properties for the capture of organic molecules. In the future, nano-silicon wafers can be used to weave masks, gauze, protective clothing or spray on the general environment, hospital walls and appliances. There is no need to worry about the secondary pollution caused by the recovery of virus-contaminated protective clothing.