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The SARS-CoV-2 virus, which has emerged as a Covid-19 pandemic, has had the most significant impact on people's health, economy, and lifestyle around the world today. In the present study, the SARS-CoV-2 virus is mechanically simulated to obtain its deformation and natural frequencies. The virus under analysis is modeled on a viscoelastic spherical structure. The theory of shell structures in mechanics is used to derive the governing equations. Whereas the virus has nanometric size, using classical theories may give incorrect results. Consequently, the nonlocal elasticity theory is used to consider the effect of interatomic forces on the results. From the mechanical point of view, if a structure vibrates with a natural frequency specific to it, the resonance phenomenon will occur in that structure, leading to the destruction of the structure. Therefore, it is possible that the protein chains of SARS-CoV-2 would be destroyed by vibrating it at natural frequencies. Since the mechanical properties of SARS-CoV-2 are not clearly known due to the new emergence of this virus, deformation and natural frequencies are obtained in a specific interval. Researchers could also use this investigation as a pioneering study to find a non-vaccine treatment solution for the SARS-CoV-2 virus and various viruses, including HIV.
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Shahriar Dastjerdi Dr.
- Division of Mechanics, Civil Engineering Department, Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey
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Bekir Akgöz PhD
- Division of Mechanics, Civil Engineering Department, Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey
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Ömer Civalek Dr.
- Department of Medical Research, China Medical University Hospital, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Digital Object Identifier (open in new tab) 10.1016/j.ijengsci.2021.103604
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING SCIENCE
no. 170,
ISSN: 0020-7225 - Language:
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- 2022
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- Dastjerdi S., Malikan M., Akgöz B., Civalek Ö., Wiczenbach T., Eremeev V.: On the deformation and frequency analyses of SARS-CoV-2 at nanoscale// INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING SCIENCE -Vol. 170, (2022), s.103604-
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- Digital Object Identifier (open in new tab) 10.1016/j.ijengsci.2021.103604
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