VivaGel Condoms Could Also Fight HIV

Jul-23-14 Condoms equipped with the VivaGel, a new gel able to kill viruses such as HIV, could soon be fighting more than just unwanted pregnancies.

Developed by an Australian biotech firm Starpharma, the VivaGel contains 0.5 percent astodrimer sodium, which has been designed specifically to help fight HIV. In tests, the gel was able to kill about 99.9 percent of HIV viruses as well as herpes and the human papilloma viruses.

The gel is being developed in partnership with Ansell, which holds about 70 percent of Australia's condom market, and has been approved for release in Australia and for marketing in Japan.

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