How Soap and Hand Sanitizer Kill the Coronavirus

Posted on August 17, 2020

by Susan Bannwart

How Does Soap Inactivate Coronaviruses?

Published: March 20, 2020

Total Running Time: 00:03:16

Coronaviruses are surrounded by the same type of membrane that surrounds human cells. Learn how disrupting this membrane with soap or alcohol inactivates the virus. Find out more about the science of COVID-19 with the Exploratorium Learning Toolbox. https://www.exploratorium.edu/learn

Susan Bannwart

Susan is the Community Engagement Manager. She along with the “dream team” of community engagement librarians develop programming, school partnerships, community collaborations, and STEAM initiatives of LPCPL. She and her husband, are lifelong residents of La Porte County, parents of three, and proud Purdue Alumni. Susan loves learning and spends as much free time as she can outdoors riding horses, gardening, or just enjoying nature.

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