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. 2020 Aug 6;6(9):2135–2146. doi: 10.1016/j.chempr.2020.08.001

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The Effects of Humidity and Temperature on SARS-CoV-2 Surface Stability

(A and B) The schematic diagram of the SARS-CoV-2 particles onto the (A) hydrophilic and (B) hydrophobic surfaces at environments with high and low relative humidity. The detailed molecular structure of S glycoproteins on the outer surface of the virus are not depicted for the sake of lucidity.

(C) The effect of temperature on exhaled virus-laden microdroplets that change to solid residues because of the temperature increase.

(D) Potential application of SFG spectroscopy for monitoring of changes in the hydrogen-bonding network strength due to the changes in ionic strength of the aqueous phase.