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  • * Biophysics and Mechanics of Viruses
  • * Computational Biology and Mechanics

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  • * The rapid mutation of coronavirus (Covid-19) poses challenges for vaccine development and effectiveness verification.
  • * Existing biochemical approaches struggle to keep pace with viral evolution, necessitating alternative strategies.

Purpose of the Study:

  • * To identify physical invariants in coronavirus (Covid-19) variants.
  • * To explore the potential of these invariants for developing novel viral deactivation techniques.

Main Methods:

  • * Extensive numerical experiments utilizing continuum mechanics principles.
  • * Solving coupled acoustic wave and elastic dynamic equations to model viral behavior.

Main Results:

  • * Consistent vibration modes and a specific natural frequency range were identified for coronavirus (Covid-19).
  • * These findings suggest a potential physical invariant across different viral variants.

Conclusions:

  • * The identified physical invariant (vibration modes and natural frequency) offers a promising target for viral deactivation.
  • * Techniques such as resonant disruption of the viral spike using ultrasound waves are proposed as practical strategies.