Two young Mexicans design a pantiprotector that detects infections

Mexico.- Mexican students They have designed a smart pantiprotector whose main objective is to detect infections in the woman's privacy, he said on Friday. Efe María Fernanda Nava, one of its creators.

Nava explained that the device, called LifeDrop, is similar to a feminine pantiprotector but added to natural and hypoallergenic intelligent spheres.

These spheres, detailed, change color depending on the woman's pHand if there is some kind of infection in the intimate area the tone becomes an intense pink.

Thanks to this, the woman will know, thanks to the information contained in the packaging, if her intimate health is good or should go to the gynecologist as soon as possible.

The project, also called LifeDrop, appeared after the students understood that the diseases of the cervix of the uterus are among the leading causes of death among Mexican women.

In the same way, they understood that one of the ways to prevent them is to quickly diagnose any change in fluids in the vaginal area. According to the data of Mexican Institute of Social Security (IMSS), 75% of Mexicans have submitted at least once in their lifetime.

This development aims to fight the cost fast, efficient, disposable and very affordable vaginal infectionsas well as providing protection to women during their period.

In addition, Nava said the device sought to leave aside more invasive methods that often cause fears or fears in women when they perform tests. "It's sometimes the shore to not even dare to go to a gynecological consultation," he said.

According to Nava, the creators hope that anybody can acquire it, especially because "there is no socio-economic status or age for you may contract a vaginal infection ".

In the same way, he explained that they hoped that the cost would be affordable, because at the moment, they estimate that the price could oscillate around five pesos (0.26 dollar) per piece.

We would like to have a social impact by helping those who do not have access to these tests. That's what we are looking for, "Nava said.

He explained that the patent process was ready but that they had met with investors "because we want to work more in development in order to have a product closer to what it would be on the market".

In technological development and its economic model, Nava and Adriana Vargas, students from the School of Architecture, Art and Design of Tecnológico de Monterreythey worked with a multidisciplinary team.

The project, in which he also participated Javier Ceballos, student of Biotechnological Engineering from the same institution he was rewarded in Chile.

LifeDrop won the first place of the Chile 2018 jump", Exprima Nava.

This event aims to encourage higher education students to turn their ideas into business models to train a new generation of entrepreneurs and agents of change with global impact.

Be winners of the contest Skip Chile This was just the first step with which we hope to continue to develop protector technology, "Nava commented.