3D-printed breastmilk shields prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV

COPPER3D (Santiago, Chile) has developed a 3D-printed breastmilk shield to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV. After promising preliminary tests on 3D-printed boxes, a prototype has been designed that aims to achieve a high level of viral reduction. Researchers from COPPER3D (Santiago, Chile), an antimicrobial 3D printing company, have developed a 3D-printed breastmilk shield, designed to inactive the HIV virus in breastmilk. The design is informed by preliminary tests which used copper-containing material to reduce viral replication. In a preliminary study, using PLACTIVEâ„¢ material, the COPPER3D team tested a theory developed in previous studies, that copper additives can inactivate HIV virus...