WASHINGTON: Scientists have developed a "molecular condom", which they claim is actually a vaginal gel that will help protect ladies from contracting the fatal HIV right through sexual intercourse.
According to them, prior to intercourse, ladies would have to insert the vaginal gel that turns semisolid within the presence of semen, trapping AIDS virus debris in a microscopic mesh so they are able to't infect vaginal cells.
"The first step within the sophisticated technique of HIV infection in a lady is the virus diffusing from semen to vaginal tissue. We need to forestall that first step. We've created the primary vaginal gel designed to prevent motion of the AIDS virus. This is exclusive. There's nothing find it irresistible.
"We did it to develop technologies that can allow ladies to offer protection to themselves towards HIV with out approval of their partner," said lead scientist Prof Patrick Kiser of the University of Utah.
According to the scientists, because of cultural and socioeconomic factors, ladies frequently are not able to barter the use of coverage with their partner.
"So we developed a vaginal gel that a girl may just insert a few hours prior to intercourse and may just discover the presence of semen and supply a protecting barrier between the vaginal tissue and HIV. We sought after to build a gel to stop HIV from interacting with vaginal tissue.
"It flows at a vaginal pH, and the flow becomes slower and slower as pH increases, and it begins to act more solid at the pH of semen," co-scientist Julie Jay said.
The scientists estimate that if all goes smartly, human checks of the gel would start in 3 to 5 years, and the gel would succeed in the marketplace in different extra years.
The findings of their experiment testing the behaviour of the vaginal gel and showing the way it traps AIDS-causing HIV debris are to be printed within the upcoming edition of the 'Advanced Functional Materials' magazine.
According to them, prior to intercourse, ladies would have to insert the vaginal gel that turns semisolid within the presence of semen, trapping AIDS virus debris in a microscopic mesh so they are able to't infect vaginal cells.
"The first step within the sophisticated technique of HIV infection in a lady is the virus diffusing from semen to vaginal tissue. We need to forestall that first step. We've created the primary vaginal gel designed to prevent motion of the AIDS virus. This is exclusive. There's nothing find it irresistible.
"We did it to develop technologies that can allow ladies to offer protection to themselves towards HIV with out approval of their partner," said lead scientist Prof Patrick Kiser of the University of Utah.
According to the scientists, because of cultural and socioeconomic factors, ladies frequently are not able to barter the use of coverage with their partner.
"So we developed a vaginal gel that a girl may just insert a few hours prior to intercourse and may just discover the presence of semen and supply a protecting barrier between the vaginal tissue and HIV. We sought after to build a gel to stop HIV from interacting with vaginal tissue.
"It flows at a vaginal pH, and the flow becomes slower and slower as pH increases, and it begins to act more solid at the pH of semen," co-scientist Julie Jay said.
The scientists estimate that if all goes smartly, human checks of the gel would start in 3 to 5 years, and the gel would succeed in the marketplace in different extra years.
The findings of their experiment testing the behaviour of the vaginal gel and showing the way it traps AIDS-causing HIV debris are to be printed within the upcoming edition of the 'Advanced Functional Materials' magazine.
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