Table 1.
Summary of infectivity losses and particle size statistics for different isolates of SARS-CoV-2 in aerosol particles post-evaporation.
| Loss in infectivity |
Particle size
statistics |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspension | log10 loss (TCID50/L-air) | Percentage loss | MMAD (μm) | GSD | n |
| WA-1 in EMEM | −0.53 ± 0.18 | −66 ± 11% | 1.38 ± 0.07 | 1.62 ± 0.08 | 4 |
| WA-1 in gMEM | −0.37 ± 0.13 | −54 ± 16% | 1.53 ± 0.02 | 1.56 ± 0.01 | 4 |
| Delta in EMEM | −0.37 ± 0.13 | −55 ± 12% | 1.36 ± 0.01 | 1.54 ± 0.02 | 4 |
| Omicron in EMEM | −0.57 ± 0.20 | −69 ± 17% | 1.44 ± 0.01 | 1.54 ± 0.03 | 4 |