Rate of osmotic pressure change in drying saliva microdroplets drives inactivation of surrogate respiratory bacteria
Taylor Medina, Beiping Luo, Thomas Peter, Htet Kyi Wynn, Tamar Kohn
This study shows that the rate of osmotic pressure change during droplet evaporation predicts bacterial inactivation in drying respiratory droplets.
bioRxiv · May 20, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology