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Abstract：
Coronaviruses are a family of viruses that cause disease in mammals and birds. In humans, coronaviruses cause infections on the respiratory tract that can be fatal. These viruses can cause both mild illnesses such as the common cold and lethal illnesses such as SARS, MERS, and COVID-19. Air transmission represents the principal mode by which people become infected by SARS-CoV-2. To reduce the risks of air transmission of this powerful pathogen, we devised a method of inactivation based on the propagation of electromagnetic waves in the area to be sanitized. We optimized the conditions in a controlled laboratory environment mimicking a natural airborne virus transmission and consistently achieved a 90% (tenfold) reduction of infectivity after a short treatment using a Radio Frequency (RF) wave emission with a power level that is safe for people according to most regulatory agencies, including those in Europe, USA, and Japan. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first time that SARS-CoV-2 has been shown to be inactivated through RF wave emission under conditions compatible with the presence of human beings and animals. Additional in-depth studies are warranted to extend the results to other viruses and to explore the potential implementation of this technology in different environmental conditions.
摘要：
冠状病毒是引起哺乳动物和鸟类疾病的病毒家族。在人类中,冠状病毒引起呼吸道感染，可能是致命的。这些病毒可以引起轻微的疾病，如普通感冒和致命的疾病，如SARS，MERS,和COVID-19。空气传播是人们感染SARS-CoV-2的主要方式。为了降低这种强大病原体在空气中传播的风险，我们设计了一种基于电磁波在待消毒区域传播的灭活方法。我们在模拟自然空气传播病毒的受控实验室环境中优化了条件，并在使用射频（RF）波发射进行短期治疗后，始终实现了90％（十倍）的传染性降低，其功率水平对人们来说是安全的大多数监管机构，包括欧洲的那些，美国,和日本。据我们所知,这是SARS-CoV-2首次被证明在与人类和动物的存在相容的条件下通过RF波发射被灭活。需要进行进一步的深入研究，以将结果扩展到其他病毒，并探索该技术在不同环境条件下的潜在实施。
