| Literature DB >> 21096558 |
Ian Major1, Deborah Lowry, Karl Malcolm, David Woolfson, Jessica Cohen, Paul Labarre, Maggie Kilbourne-Brook, Gene Saxon, David Friend.
Abstract
Contraceptive diaphragms offer a discreet method of pregnancy protection that women can use when needed with no side effects. Incorporating antiretroviral HIV microbicides into such devices may also provide protection against HIV infection. The paper gives a brief outline of the work being conducted by PATH, CONRAD and QUB on the development of a microbicide-releasing SILCS diaphragm. The design, engineering and manufacturing challenges that have been encountered will be discussed, as well as the potential impact such a device could have in the developing world.Entities:
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Year: 2010 PMID： 21096558 DOI： 10.1109/IEMBS.2010.5627333
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc ISSN： 2375-7477