Inactivation of airborne influenza virus by tea tree and eucalyptus oils

Aerosol Science and Technology

Volumn 46, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1295-1302

  Pyankov, Oleg V ^a   Usachev, Evgeny V ^a   Pyankova, Olga ^a   Agranovski, Igor E ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL CHAMBERS; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITIES; ANTIVIRAL PROPERTIES; COLLECTION EFFICIENCY; CONVENTIONAL HEATING; COST EFFECTIVE; EUCALYPTUS OIL; FIBER COATINGS; FIBER SURFACE; FILTER FIBERS; FILTER SURFACE; INFLUENZA VIRUS; OIL DROPLETS; PRE-COATING; TEA TREE OIL; VIRAL PARTICLES;

AIR CONDITIONING; AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; FORESTRY; VIRUSES;

ACTIVE FILTERS;

DISINFECTANT AGENT; EUCALYPTUS OIL; TEA TREE OIL;

AEROSOL; AIR QUALITY; AIRBORNE VIRUS; ANIMAL CELL; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BIOFILTER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FIBER; INFLUENZA VIRUS; MATERIAL COATING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE PROPERTY; VIRUS INACTIVATION;

AEROSOLS; AIR CONDITIONING; AIR QUALITY; FILTERS; FORESTRY; VIRUSES; VOLATILE OIL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EUCALYPTUS; MELALEUCA ALTERNIFOLIA; ORTHOMYXOVIRIDAE;

EID: 84866428074     PISSN: 02786826     EISSN: 15217388     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02786826.2012.708948     Document Type: Article

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