HOW DO SELF-LUBRICATING CONDOMS WORK?
Standard latex condoms are coated in a substance, known as HEA/BP and PVP, which becomes slippery when it comes into contact with water.
Water is a key component of bodily fluids, such as those found in the vagina.
When this condom is then exposed to light to 'cure', strong chemical bonds form between the contraception and its substance coating.
These bonds are hard to break and allow the condom to remain lubricated for up to 1,000 intercourse 'thrusts'.
The scientists took a latex condom, which they coated with a thin layer of a substance (HEA/BP and PVP) that becomes slippery when it touches water. The condom was then exposed to light, which caused strong chemical bonds to form between the substance layer and the condom
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