Diabetic foot ulcer treatment could kill COVID-19 virus, researchers say
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A new foot ulcer formulation developed by scientists at the University of South Australia could be used to kill the COVID-19 virus, according to new research.
The authors found that enhancing cold plasma ionized gas with peracetic acid was "highly effective" at eradicating common wound pathogenic bacteria and at inactivating SARS-Cov-2.
"This paper presents a strategy utilizing cold plasma for the "on-demand" activation of acetyl donor molecules. The process generates an aqueous-based antimicrobial formulation comprising a rich mixture of highly oxidizing molecules: peracetic acid, hydrogen peroxide, and other reactive oxygen and nitrogen species," the group explained. "The synergistic potent oxidative action between these molecules is shown to be highly effective at eradicating common wound pathogenic bacteria (Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus) and at inactivating a virus (SARS-CoV-2)."