A Nanotech-Powered AIDS-Killing Condom Is Closer than Ever

right used , safety do a bloody good job of prevent dose ( and maternity ! ) . But nobody ’s gon na say no to an improvement that up those betting odds . Say , a safe coated in antiviral gel that kill up t0 99.9 % of HIV , venereal herpes virus , and human papillomavirus . Australia just said yes , and hopefully the U.S. is n’t far behind .

The central component here is VivaGel , an antiviral gelatin power by nanotechnology . The gel ’s fighting factor is millions and millions of nano - sized molecules . These utterly symmetrical 3D branching structures glom onto viruses like HIV , HPV , or the virus that causes venereal herpes , preventing them from binding to human cells . No binding , no infection .

VivaGel molecule , drawn in blasphemous and red , bound to an HIV virus ’s surface receptor , shown in yellow . Image by Starpharma .

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Starpharma , the Australian pharmaceutic company that developed VivaGel , just received favorable reception by Australia ’s Therapeutic Goods Administration , paving the way of life for ViviGel - equipped condom to strike the Australian market in the coming month .

Hopefully , this move will open up other food market to approve ViviGel - equip barrier devices . Last hebdomad , Starpharma announcedthat both the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the European Medicines Agency sanction stage 3 clinical test of ViviGel . Those trials , however , will analyze ViviGel as a treatment for bacterial vaginosis , rather than a prophylactic ingredient , since a double - blind placebo trial take the potential transmission of HIV would be the definition of unethical .

You should already be using protection when you have sexual practice — but soon , once HIV - kill condoms hit the market , you ’ll have even fewer excuses not to . [ Daily MailviaChip Chick ]

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