Summary
Abstract
Identifying a safe, effective virucide that can instantly kill oral viruses to prevent their droplet-aerosol transmission during dental procedures will provide strong protection to practitioners, staff, and patients. Two powerful oxidizing disinfectants are H2O2 (Linley et al. 2012; Rutala and Weber 2016; Phaniendra et al. 2015) and HOCl (Phaniendra et al. 2015; Block and Rowan 2020), both of which can damage proteins and nucleic acids that are inherent to all viruses as well as lipids, which form a bilayer that serves as an outer envelope common to a large subset of viruses, including SARS-CoV-2, HSV1, and influenza.
Study details
- Published in: Sage Journals – Corona, Flu, and Herpes
Source
Source: Sage Journals – Corona, Flu, and Herpes
Conditions tested
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Organisms | Herpes simplex (HSV-1), SARS-CoV-2 |
| Publication | Sage Journals - Corona, Flu, and Herpes |
Reading this responsibly
Published figures are obtained under controlled conditions, usually on clean surfaces or in defined matrices. Organic load, surface condition, temperature and application coverage all affect real-world performance. Use these numbers to design a protocol, then validate it on your own site with environmental swabbing.
Applying it
Concentrations in this range are within the adjustable output of every EcoloxTech commercial system, so implementing this protocol is a settings question rather than a procurement one. Where the claim needs to sit on a registered label, see HOCl-AS200, EPA Reg. No. 101112-1.