Professor Leo Poon and the Department of Mechanical Engineering (HKU) developed the world’s first stainless steel against SARS-CoV-2.
The project team led by Professor Mingxin HUANG at the Department of Mechanical Engineering of the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Hong Kong (HKU), in collaboration with Professor Leo Lit Man POON’s research team at the Centre for Immunity and Infection of HKU, has made significant breakthroughs in producing the first anti-pathogen stainless steel that kills the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-Cov-2) on its surface.
The team has been liaising with industrial partners to generate prototypes of public stainless steel products such as lift buttons, doorknobs, and handrails for further tests and trials.The findings were published in Chemical Engineering Journal on 25 Nov 2021 in the paper titled “Anti-pathogen stainless steel combating COVID-19”.
A media briefing with demonstrations on the anti-pathogen stainless steel will be held, with details as follows:
Date: Dec 9, 2021 (Thursday) Time and Venue: - 11:00 am Press briefing (English) Room 501, 5/F Faculty of Engineering Haking Wong Building, Main Campus, Pokfulam Road, HKU
- 11:30 am Demonstrations and photo-taking
Speakers: Professor Mingxin HUANG, Department of Mechanical Engineering, HKU Professor Leo Lit Man Poon, School of Public Health,HKU Dr. Alex Wing Hong Chin, Research Assistant Professor, School of Public Health,HKU Mr. Litao LIU, Ph.D student, Department of Mechanical Engineering, HKU
Note: As a precautionary measure under COVID-19, all attendees are required to wear surgical masks during the course of the event.
Media enquiry:
- Ms Celia Lee, Faculty of Engineering, HKU (Tel: 3917 8519; Email: leecelia@hku.hk)
- Mr Heng Cheng, Faculty of Engineering, HKU (Tel: 3917 1924; Email: hengc@hku.hk)