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Nanotechnology and virology

PPE is used to protect only the person who wears it.

Silver nanoparticles are the most researched antiviral nanomaterials.

SARS-CoV-2 cannot stay suspended in the air for long.

Gowns, gloves, aprons and glasses are components of the PPE kit.

Which of the following statements for metal NPs is wrong?

Nanowhiskers are responsible for increasing the surface tension of the textile material and thus, for decreasing its ability to adsorb droplets and other small molecules.

The viral capsid is not destroyed when it enters the host cells.

Nanotechnological systems can prolong the duration of action by slowly releasing chemical disinfectants.

Animal and plant viruses can enter cells by:

Viruses are utilised as vectors to introduce genes into cultured animal cells.