The proposed research outlines a proprietary, potentially patentable fee- for-service method to predict viral leakage, such as HIV, through condoms - - in manufacturers' production lots during or immediately post production. The study would statistically expand results indicating that among 31 brands, some condoms from brands with lowest ASTM/ISO scores leaded HIV; high scorers did not. 100 condoms from each of four lowest scorers will be challenged with high titre bacteriophage phiX-174, (diam.
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