Logistic growth of the surface touch/contamination network in the built environment and its roles in disease spread

Professor Li, Yuguo   (Principal Investigator (PI))

Dr Yen Hui Ling   (Co-Investigator)

Professor Hui David Shu-cheong   (Co-Investigator)

Professor Cowling Benjamin John   (Co-Investigator)

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2015-11-01

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Logistic growth of the surface touch/contamination network in the built environment and its roles in disease spread

disease spread, fomite route infection, norovirus, surface hygiene, Surface touch

Building and Construction

Engineering (E)

17211615

General Research Fund (GRF)

2015

Completed

1) To develop a basic understanding of the surface touch/contamination network in terms of disease transmission by the surface contact route, using both laboratory and analytical models; 2) To carry out a multi-scale field study on the surface touch network in a university campus, which will allow a close examination of the surface network properties and provide data to evaluate the laboratory and analytical models; 3) To develop a basic theory of the surface touch/contamination network and understand the impact of control measures such as surface touching and hand hygiene (related to human behaviour), and surface cleaning and surface disinfection (related to environment hygiene).