Scientists Find Way of Squeezing Last Drop of Ketchup or Shampoo from Bottle

MIT researchers have developed a lubricant that would help people squeeze out the last drop of shampoo from its bottle or take out the last bit of ketchup without keeping the bottle upside down for hours.

The lubricant, dubbed LiquiGlide, was initially developed at MIT and focused on ketchup.

New Joint Lubricant Offers Hope for Osteoarthritis Sufferers
A team of researchers led by a Boston University Biomedical Engineer has developed a new joint lubricant that could bring longer lasting relief to millions of osteoarthritis sufferers.

According to Cnet, researcher Dave Smith has now turned LiquiGlide into a company and has perfected his lubricant to such a degree that he can make it work for anything liquid that gets put in a bottle.

LiquiGlide's CEO, Carsten Boers explained that the texture of the lubricant is not dissimilar to a sponge and it is also odorless and tasteless.

The LiquidGlide lubricant coating would require manipulation based on the substance inside the container and the substance from which the container is made.

Use of Personal Lubricants Do Not Raise HIV Risk
A new study has revealed that the use of certain water-based, over-the-counter personal lubricants does not increase susceptibility to HIV.

The ingredients used to make the lubricant are reportedly FDA approved, and thus, it could have limitless potential uses in consumer and industrial sector.

Source-ANI

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Microbicidal Lubricants Will Help Reduce HIV Transmission
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