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Researchers from Duke University, U.S., describe findings in HIV/AIDS studies

Published in AIDS Weekly, December 18th, 2006

HIV/AIDS research advances have been reported from Duke University, U.S.

Study 1: HIV neutralization is achievable with postcoital microbicide coating thicknesses.

According to a recently published report from the United States, "Topical microbicides are an emerging HIV/AIDS prevention modality. Microbicide biofunctionality requires creation of a chemical-physical barrier against HIV transmission.

"Barrier effectiveness derives from properties of the active compound and its delivery system, but little is known about how these properties translate into microbicide functionality."

"We developed a mathematical...

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