Studies of the Suitability of Fowlpox as a Decontamination and Thermal Stability Simulant for Variola Major

Table 6

Δ𝑆 (Entropy of Activation) of Fowlpox virus in various solutions at 40, 45, 50 and 55^∘C. Values reported in Calories per mol per degree Celsius.

Chemical	40^∘C	45^∘C	50^∘C	55^∘C
0.85% Saline, pH 4.5	71.70	69.36	66.85	63.93
PBS, pH 7.4	68.34	68.92	69.11	62.45
10% Skim Milk	67.74	68.53	65.65	65.12
Heart Infusion Broth	73.95	70.50	70.07	63.55