Scientists have a new way to trap coronavirus particles: a liquid membrane that could reveal how much of the virus is in the air

University of Maine

• Scientists at the University of Maine are developing a liquid membrane that can trap coronavirus particles.
• The tool would allow them to analyze aerosol samples from a given space.
• From there, they could determine how much of the virus was spreading and whether it could have infected people.
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Caitlin Howell isn't the first scientist to adapt her research to the coronavirus. Like many others, she saw an opportunity to use her laboratory to solve one of the pandemic's mysteries: in her case, the degree to which virus particles linger in the air.

Before the outbreak began, Howell's lab at the University of Maine developed liquid membranes designed to prevent bacteria from latching onto surfaces like the inside of a pipe or underside of a boat. Now, the lab is adapting those membranes to trap the coronavirus.

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