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http://gizmodo.com/5965479/fancy-dissolving-condoms-are-the-future-of-female-birth-control
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/10/dissolving-condom_n_2272667.html?utm_hp_ref=women&ir=Women
Science is always bringing us new, fun things to keep us safe. Yesterday, it was anti-date rape drinkware.http://www.indiegogo.com/DrinkSavvy Today, we’re presented with the development of a new condom that dissolves and delivers both anti-STD and contraceptive medicines — via dissolution.
Researchers at the University of Washington have been working hard (dick pun!) to create a “hypercondom†that releases drugs to prevent both pregnancy and STD transmission. According to Gizmodo:
“These contraceptives made from a nanofabric born through a process called electrospinning, or creating fibers from liquid inside of an electric field. It’s apparently easy to control variables like strength, solubility, and shape with the resulting material, so antiretrovirals can be added to the condom. It could be slappped onto existing contraceptives or directly inserted into the body, like a vaginal ring. And it’s the first of its kind.â€
Plus, cloth-like fibers can be woven to act as an incredibly thin “web†that keeps out STIs and sperm. Double whammy! And UW professor Kim Woodrow makes it sound so close:
“Our dream is to create a product women can use to protect themselves from HIV infection and unintended pregnancy. We have the drugs to do that. It’s really about delivering them in a way that makes them more potent, and allows a woman to want to use it.â€
Kudos, Science!