GLASGOW: Scientists have created a new gel that could help store and distribute critical drugs like insulin without a refrigerator or freezer.
According to the researchers, this technology could improve access to protein-based medicines in parts of the world where storage infrastructure is not well developed.
According to research published in the journal Nature, the technology could improve efforts to diagnose and treat serious health problems faced by people in underdeveloped areas of the world.
Study co-author Dave Adams, from the University of Glasgow, said the technology they have developed represents a significant advance in tackling the problems faced by the current ‘cold chain’ of delivering proteins to patients.
This special hydrogel, made largely of water, keeps proteins stable and preserves their properties at temperatures as low as 50 degrees Celsius, the scientists said.
