A Study toward Disintegration of Coronavirus using Near-infrared Light Therapy
A coronavirus is a protein molecule covered by a thin layer of fat. It binds to the human cells and replicates within the cells. The near-infrared light produces intense heat, and also penetrates tissue in order to deliver energy to cells. In the present study, an ideal model of a cell full of viruses is considered. The propagation of near-infrared electromagnetic waves in such a dielectric medium is examined to check whether the near-infrared wavelengths may deliver energy to the medium. With the known observations of refractive indices of cell and virus, below the near-infrared wavelengths, it is computed that the near-infrared wavelengths deliver “excessive” energy to the dielectric medium. Thus, light at near-infrared wavelengths may penetrate and heat tissue affected by coronavirus. It may result in the melting of layer of fat of coronavirus in cells. Near-infrared light therapy at discrete wavelengths in the band (700 – 900 nm) may reduce severity of conditions in the gravely affected coronavirus patients.