Id |
Subject |
Object |
Predicate |
Lexical cue |
T3 |
0-120 |
Sentence |
denotes |
In 2020, the world is being ravaged by the coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, which causes a severe respiratory disease, Covid-19. |
T4 |
121-183 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Hundreds of thousands of people have succumbed to the disease. |
T5 |
184-279 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Efforts at curing the disease are aimed at finding a vaccine and/or developing antiviral drugs. |
T6 |
280-359 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Despite these efforts, the WHO warned that the virus might never be eradicated. |
T7 |
360-528 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Countries around the world have instated non-pharmaceutical interventions such as social distancing and wearing of masks in public to curb the spreading of the disease. |
T8 |
529-645 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Antiviral polysaccharides provide the ideal opportunity to combat the pathogen via pharmacotherapeutic applications. |
T9 |
646-800 |
Sentence |
denotes |
However, a layer-by-layer nanocoating approach is also envisioned to coat surfaces to which humans are exposed that could harbor pathogenic coronaviruses. |
T10 |
801-968 |
Sentence |
denotes |
By coating masks, clothing, and work surfaces in wet markets among others, these antiviral polysaccharides can ensure passive prevention of the spreading of the virus. |
T11 |
969-1037 |
Sentence |
denotes |
It poses a so-called “eradicate-in-place” measure against the virus. |
T12 |
1038-1233 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Antiviral polysaccharides also provide a green chemistry pathway to virus eradication since these molecules are primarily of biological origin and can be modified by minimal synthetic approaches. |
T13 |
1234-1282 |
Sentence |
denotes |
They are biocompatible as well as biodegradable. |
T14 |
1283-1389 |
Sentence |
denotes |
This surface passivation approach could provide a powerful measure against the spreading of coronaviruses. |