Physics tools and methods help fight covid-19

Abstract

Physics based tools and methods play an enormous role in understanding structural features and functions of viral particles along with their impact on the body. For example, X-ray crystallography utilizes electro-magnetic radiation to produce wavelength that can help to generate 3D detailed structure of the virus. Another technique used for obtaining structure information is the Cryo- electron microscopy. Cryo-EM is the electron microscopy method applied to sample cooled to very low temperature. Computed tomography (CT) imaging technology, widely known  as CT scan, use a narrow beam of X-ray quickly rotated around the patient to produce cross-sectional images or “slices” of the body. The George Washington university hospital utilized CT images to show the impact of COVID-19 on the lungs of a patient. A ventilator is required to strongly give adequate degrees of oxygen in blood. We learn about all of these physics-related methods and tools to fight SARS-CoV-2 and Covid-19 through UNO’s biomedical physics concentration. Medical physicists by diagnosing and treating patients and as biomedical specialists by designing and building biomedical equipment. Artificial intelligence, nanotechnologies, synthetic biology, drones, robots, Tele health technologies, open-source technologies and gene -editing are the application used in technologies to fight covid-19.