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A Defense Gel?? (1-3-2010)

story from theLifeFiles.com

( http://www.thelifefiles.com/2010/01/04/researchers-at-duke-university-looking-into-hiv-virus-blocking-gel/ )

We stumbled across this interesting article about researchers at the University of Utah and Duke University who are working on a gel for women that could block the HIV virus from entering the blood stream.  Here is an excerpt below:

The project is led by Dr. Patrick Kiser, Assistant Professor of Bioengineering at the University of Utah, along with colleagues in the Microbicide Delivery Lab at Utah and at Duke University where Kiser earned his doctorate. The goal of the research is to develop a method of protecting women against HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases without relying on their partners to use condoms. This is particularly important in the Sub-Saharan portions of Africa where the incidence of HIV and AIDS is extremely high and condom use is fairly low.

The gel works by reacting to the change in pH level when semen enters the vagina. The acidic conditions prior to intercourse keeps the gel in its liquid form, ensuring enough motility to coat the vagina walls. The semen lowers the acidity and the molecules in the gel react to the change by turning into a semi-solid mesh. The holes in the mesh are so small that viral particles cannot penetrate it to reach the vaginal walls.

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