A hand-targeted auxiliary personal protective equipment for intervention of fomite transmission of viruses

• Main Authors: Tan, Justin Kok Soon, Song, Shang Wei, Zeng, Jialiu, Lo, Chih Hung
• Other Authors: Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine)
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Science::Medicine; Artificial Human Skin; Polyurethane
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/170436
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

In COVID-19, fomite transmission has been shown to be a major route for the spreading of the SARS-CoV-2 virus due to its ability to remain on surfaces for extended durations. Although glove wearing can mitigate the risk of viral transmission especially on high touch points, it is not prevalent due t...