Ada Vernet-Crua Author
Subjects of specialization
Affiliation
Nanomaterials, Nanotechnology, Nanomaterials Synthesis, Nanoparticle Synthesis, Material Characterization
Department of Chemical Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, 02115, USA
Comparison of Cytocompatibility and Anticancer Properties of Traditional and Green Chemistry-Synthesized Tellurium Nanowires [Corrigendum] is one of the main research works of Ada Vernet-Crua. Ada Vernet-Crua is from the Department of Chemical Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, 02115, USA.
Review Article Open Access
Author(s): Sougata Ghosh, Ebrahim Mostafavi, Ada Vernet-Crua, and Thomas J Webster
The global impact of the 2019 novel coronavirus (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2(SARS-CoV-2)) that emerged in Wuhan, China is alarming due to its rapid spread to 203 countries and territories by April 2020. To date, 14,909,279 individuals have been infected which has claimed 614471 lives. Although originating in animals, the virus has adapted a human-to-human mode of transmission presently which has challenged all existing antiviral therapies. Unfortunately, no drug or vaccine has yet been approved to treat COVID-19 because available therapeutics like monoclonal antibodies, oligonucleotide-based therapies, peptides, interferon therapies and small-molecule drugs might not effectively target the virus and take too long to develop. Hence, it is likely that it will take at l... view moreĀ»