Inactivation of Airborne Pathogen Surrogates by Triethylene Glycol
Grishma Desai, Emanuel Goldman, William L. Jordan, Jamie Balarashti, Jack Caravanos, Rachel S. Edgar, Etienne Grignard, Gurumurthy Ramachandran, Gediminas Mainelis
This paper demonstrates that aerosolized triethylene glycol effectively inactivates airborne pathogens at safe concentrations, highlighting its potential as a mitigation strategy for airborne disease transmission.
Applied and Environmental Microbiology · Jan 23, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology