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CuO nanoparticles showing different morphologies were prepared by polymeric precursor method using three different copper sources: basic copper carbonate, copper nitrate and copper hydroxide. The decomposition temperature of the precursors varies from 200 C to 400 C. The effect of the concentration of the polymeric additive was studied. The CuO nanopowder was reduced to metallic copper at low temperature using hydrazine hydrate as a reducing agent. The oxide was treated with the reducing agent in two forms: (1) as dispersion in 0.1% PVA (dispersion method) (2) as slurry with 0.1% PVA applied on a glass plate (plate method). The maroon copper metal nanofluid achieved in dispersion method was stable for six months and the copper nanopowder obtained from the plate method showed stability for more than six months. The precursor, CuO and Cu nanomaterials were characterized by powder XRD, FT-IR, TGA, SEM and TEM techniques.

Corona virus is a respiratory virus which causes infectious Covid-19 (Corona Virus -2019) disease and globally the virus continues to pose major risks of mortality. It is lucid that close links are the key aspect for transitory of communicable Corona virus. Rapid research is in progress to identify prolific drugs and vaccine for Covid-19 however, it is a time consuming process. Social distancing and Sanitizers are helpful in combating virus and safeguarding the human health. Hand sanitizers are prolific when hands washing with soaps are not possible. Sanitizers are effective antibacterial agents and classified into two types as alcohol based and alcohol free. Among which alcohol based sanitizers are prospective in persuading the public needs. Efficient use of alcohol-based sanitizers during this epidemic season could significantly reduce the propagation of corona virus. This review aims at explaining the interactions of virus with hand sanitizers.

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