World's First*1 Clarification of Part of the Inactivation Mechanism of Novel Coronavirus by Hydroxyl Radicals Contained in Water (Nano-Sized Electrostatic Atomized Water Particle) Technology

Osaka, Japan - Panasonic Corporation ("Panasonic") today announced that through collaborative research with Associate Professor Mayo Yasugi of the Graduate School of Veterinary Science Department, Osaka Metropolitan University, it has revealed for the first time that the structural collapse of the novel coronavirus is one of the causes of the inactivation of the viruses through exposure to "hydroxyl radicals contained in water".