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To avoid this, CAP in micronized form (which does not aggregate at low pH), instead of CAP in soluble form is being considered as a topical microbicide [ 30 31 32 33 34 35 ] . Micronized CAP (Aquateric) was shown to be virucidal against HIV-1, herpesviruses and several nonviral sexually transmitted disease (STD) pathogens [ 30 31 32 33 34 ] . The virucidal activity of micronized CAP could at least partly be explained by its buffering capacity at low pH [ 40 ] since it is a free acid while other anionic polymeric microbicide candidates (except BufferGel, the active ingredient of which is Carbomer 974P [ 27 ] ) are sodium salts.
To overcome this problem, CAP in a micronized form was used and proven to have virucidal activity against HIV-1 IIIB [ 31 ] and shown to be effective in reducing vaginal infection by simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) in a macaque model [ 34 ] . Micronized CAP provides a low pH buffering system and this may have contributed to its virucidal properties.
Aquateric (the micronized form of CAP containing ≈ 66% CAP and ≈ 34% of Poloxamer and distilled acetylated monoglycerides) was obtained from the FMC Corporation, Philadelphia, PA.
Cellulose acetate phthalate (CAP) was a gift from Eastman Chemical Company, Kingsport, TN, and micronized using a SPEX 6800 freezer mill (SPEX CertiPrep, Metuchen, NJ) with the following settings: precooling time 10 min, cooling time 1 min, input frequency 15; 3 cycles of 3 min each.
Results presented here explain how micronized CAP inactivates HIV-1.
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