Antiviral activity of copper contact surfaces against MS2 coliphage and hepatitis a virus.
Juan C CamachoY Carol ShiehBenjamin W RedanJohn L KoontzPublished in: Journal of applied microbiology (2023)
The inactivation of virus on copper surfaces was greater in acidic viral surrounding environments and in simple PBS medium. In the same 99% PBS medium, MS2 may not be an appropriate surrogate for HAV when assessing viral inactivation on copper surfaces.