Surfaces with anionic block copolymers can inactivate different viruses within minutes by making the polymer-microbe interface very acidic. Such surfaces can continuously disinfect surfaces without ...

An important turning point was reached in 1818 when Louis Jacques Thénard discovered hydrogen peroxide, whose composition showed an additional oxygen atom in comparison to water. 1 Image Credit: ...

The following article was originally published in Preventing Infection in Ambulatory Care, the quarterly e-publication from the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology ...

COLUMBIA - A change in Columbia's water disinfection system marks the end of the summer. The utility changed back from the chlorine to chloramine (chlorine plus ammonia) disinfection method. The water ...

Researchers at Yale School of Medicine and collaborators have successfully used ozone to disinfect the respirator masks used by healthcare workers to protect against respiratory diseases such as ...

TEXARKANA -- Beginning Wednesday, Texarkana Water Utilities will temporarily change its drinking water disinfection method. For six to eight weeks, TWU will use chlorine only, known as "free chlorine, ...

This extra reactive oxygen atom splits apart during breakdown, releasing energy and creating oxygen and water molecules. Because of this special chemical characteristic, hydrogen peroxide has strong ...