A size-exclusion nanocellulose filter paper for virus removal.

Metreveli, Giorgi; Wågberg, Linus; Emmoth, Eva; Belák, Sándor; Strømme, Maria; Mihranyan, Albert · Adv Healthc Mater · 2014

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

This is the first time a 100% natural, unmodified nanofibrous polymer-based membrane is demonstrated capable of removing viruses solely based on the size-exclusion principle, with a log10 reduction value (LRV) ≥ 6.3 as limited by the assay lower detection limit and the feed virus titre, thereby matching the performance of industrial synthetic polymer virus removal filters.

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