A5065877632- Polyomavirus and related diseases
- Plant Virus Research Studies
- Animal Virus Infections Studies
- Infection Control and Ventilation
- Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure
- Energy Harvesting in Wireless Networks
- Aerosol Filtration and Electrostatic Precipitation
- Full-Duplex Wireless Communications
University of Maine
2021-2024
JC polyomavirus (JCPyV) is a nonenveloped, double-stranded DNA virus that infects the majority of population. Immunocompetent individuals harbor infection in their kidneys, while severe immunosuppression can result JCPyV spread to brain, causing neurodegenerative disease progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML). Due lack approved therapies treat and PML, results rapid deterioration, often fatal. In order identify potential antiviral treatments for JCPyV, high-throughput, large-scale...
The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed the importance of detection airborne pathogens. Here, we present composite air filters featuring a bioinspired liquid coating that facilitates removal captured aerosolized bacteria and viruses for further analysis. We tested three types filters: commercial polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), which is well known creating stable coatings, high-efficiency particulate (HEPA) filters, are widely used, in-house-manufactured cellulose nanofiber mats (CNFMs), made from...
JC polyomavirus (JCPyV) infects the majority of population and initially establishes a persistent but asymptomatic infection kidneys. In healthy individuals, remains controlled by host immune system, for individuals experiencing prolonged immunosuppression, can reactivate spread to brain, where it causes progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML), which is fatal neurodegenerative disease. Currently, there are no approved therapies treat PML, affected suffer rapid motor weakness...
The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed the importance of detection airborne pathogens. Here, we present composite air filters featuring a bio-inspired liquid coating that facilitates removal captured aerosolized bacteria and viruses for further analysis. We tested three types filters: commercial polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), which is well-known creating stable coatings, high-efficiency particulate (HEPA) filters, are widely used, in-house manufactured cellulose nanofiber mats (CNFM), made from...