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Developing Antiviral Coatings In article number 2202161, Tan Hu, Michaela Kaganovich, Meital Reches, and colleagues describe the self‐assembly of two extremely short peptides, DOPA‐Phe and DOPA‐Phe(4F), into spherical nanoparticles with excellent antiviral activity. When applied on a surface by drop‐casting, these peptide assemblies form a transparent coating that deactivate both DNA‐ and RNA‐based viruses by more than 99.9%.

The intake pattern has a great impact on the bioaccessibility of carotenoids from citrus fruit. Here, we compared the bioaccessibility of carotenoids from fresh citrus fruit (FC), fresh citrus juice (FCJ), and not-from-concentrate citrus juice (NCJ) and analyzed the influencing factors. The results demonstrated that particle size, viscosity, and some active components of the samples during digestion are potential factors affecting the bioaccessibility of carotenoids. The total carotenoid bioaccessibility of NCJ (31.45 ± 2.58%) was significantly higher than that of FC (8.11 ± 0.43%) and FCJ (12.43 ± 0.49%). This work demonstrates that NCJ is an appropriate intake pattern to improve the bioaccessibility of carotenoids from citrus fruit. The findings also suggest that adjustment of food intake patterns is an effective way to improve the digestion and absorption of nutrients.