Abstract: A novel method of detecting and destroying viral transmissions such as SARS-CoV-2 transmission is described. The proposed technique uses a light source such as that from a smart phone and a mobile spectrophotometer to enable detection of proteins in solution. The technique allows for detecting soluble preparations of for example spike protein subunits from SARS-CoV-2, followed by detection of the actual binding potential of the spike protein with its host receptor, for example the angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) or other antigens or elements. The results are validated by showing that this method can detect antigen-antibody binding using two independent protein-antibody pairs. Finally, this technique is combined with DC bias to show that introduction of a current in the system can be used to disrupt the antigen-antibody reaction, suggesting that this technique can be a powerful means of disrupting virus transmission by destroying virus-receptor interactions.

Abstract: A novel method of detecting and destroying viral transmissions such as SARS-CoV-2 transmission is described. The proposed technique uses a light source such as that from a smart phone and a mobile spectrophotometer to enable detection of proteins in solution. The technique allows for detecting soluble preparations of for example spike protein subunits from SARS-CoV-2, followed by detection of the actual binding potential of the spike protein with its host receptor, for example the angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) or other antigens or elements. The results are validated by showing that this method can detect antigen-antibody binding using two independent protein-antibody pairs. Finally, this technique is combined with DC bias to show that introduction of a current in the system can be used to disrupt the antigen-antibody reaction, suggesting that this technique can be a powerful means of disrupting virus transmission by destroying virus-receptor interactions.

Abstract: A virus protection device 16 for protecting a user from a virus 14 includes a first flexible electrode 22 and a second flexible electrode 24 both formed of graphene and connected to a battery. The electrodes 22,24 are configured in a fractal arrangement and define a fractal-like structure 25 comprises a main branch 27 of electrodes 22, 24 and a plurality of side branches 28, secondary branches 30, tertiary branches 32, and subsequent branches 34 extending outwardly from the branch 27. The branches 27,28 30, 32 and 34 together form multiple nodes of flexible opposed positive electrodes 36.1 and negative electrodes 36.2 which are spaced an equal distance apart from one another, to define predetermined spaces there between, through which electrical current is capable of flowing between the electrodes 36.1, 36.2 for incapacitating viruses contacting the device 16 or passing through the spaces between the electrodes 36.1 and 36.2.