Microwave resonant absorption of SARS-CoV-2 viruses.

Low power microwave can effectively deactivate influenza type A virus through the nonthermal structure-resonant energy transfer effect, at a frequency matching the confined-acoustic dipolar mode frequency of the virus. Currently, aerosol is considered the major route for SARS-CoV-2 transmission. For the potential microwave-based sterilization, the microwave-resonant frequency of SARS-CoV-2 must be unraveled. Here we report a microwave absorption spectroscopy study of the SARS-CoV-2 and HCoV-229E viruses through devising a coplanar-waveguide-based sensor. Noticeable microwave absorption can be observed, while we identified the resonant frequencies of the 1st and 2nd dipolar modes of SARS-CoV-2 virus as 4 and 7.5 GHz respectively. We further found that the resonant frequencies are invariant to the virus titer, and we also studied the microwave absorption of HCoV-229E in weak acidity medium to simulate the common pH value in fluid secretion. Our results suggest the possible radiation frequency for the recently proposed microwave sterilization devices to inactivate SARS-CoV-2 virus through a nonthermal mechanism so as to control the disease transmission in the post-pandemic era.

[Primary studies on lack of nutritional elements of Sanqi].

The growth and development of Sanqi in the lack of nutritional elements had been done by the water culture. The results indicated that Sanqi plants had different symptoms in the lack of nutritional elements. According to the symptom the symptomatic list was made in this paper.

[Effects of fertilizing levels on output and quality of Pinellia ternate].

OBJECTIVE: To compare the effects of the different fertilizing levels on the output, the effective element, the content of heavy-metal, the grade and the ratio of wet to dry of Pinella ternate to obtain the best fertilize ratio on the planting. METHODS: The orthogonal desing method L9 (3(4)) was applied on the comparison between the different fertilization levels. The content of alkaloid was determined by UV spectrophotometer. The content of heavy-metal was determined by atom absorption. RESULTS: The factors that affected the output and the quality of Pinellia ternate were N > P > K. CONCLUSION: The best fertilizer combination is N 25 g/m2 ,P2O5 18 g/m2, K2O9 g/m2 and the application ratio is 2. 8: 2: 1 for them, in which the higher output and the content of alkaloid should be obtained.