Kim Woodrow – UW News

Dissolvable fabric loaded with medicine might offer faster protection against HIV

Michelle Ma — Wed, 30 Jul 2014 15:33:45 +0000

�� bioengineers have discovered a potentially faster way to deliver a topical drug that protects women from contracting HIV. Their method spins the drug into silk-like fibers that quickly dissolve when in contact with moisture, releasing higher doses of the drug than possible with other materials.

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2014 UW graduates have interesting tales to tell

UW News staff — Wed, 11 Jun 2014 16:35:50 +0000

UW Today profiles some of 2014's highest-achieving graduates.

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Electrically spun fabric offers dual defense against pregnancy, HIV

Hannah Hickey — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 17:43:13 +0000

Electrically spun cloth with nanometer-sized fibers show promise as a cheap, versatile platform to simultaneously offer contraception and prevent HIV. New funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will further test the system's versatility and feasibility.

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