Mechanisms of contact particle transfer between skin and fomite in the built environment

Professor Li, Yuguo   (Principal Investigator (PI))

Professor Zhang Tong   (Co-Investigator)

Dr Lin Yuan   (Co-Investigator)

Dr Yen Hui-Ling   (Co-Investigator)

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2017-01-01

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Mechanisms of contact particle transfer between skin and fomite in the built environment

Contact particle transfer, disease spread, fomite route infection, particle transfer rate, surface contact infection

Building and Construction,Environmental

Engineering (E)

17249616

General Research Fund (GRF)

2016

Completed

1) To understand the mechanisms and develop a new prediction model for bacteria/virus contact transfer between skin and fomite in the built environment for the purpose of understanding disease transmission; 2) To carry out an experimental study of contact transfer of bacteria/virus particles between finger pads and fomites in a new experimental set up with well-controlled experimental conditions for verifying the developed theory and the prediction model; 3) To apply the developed prediction model in investigating reported norovirus outbreaks in the literature.