Patience Mthunzi: Could we cure HIV with lasers?
Patience Mthunzi: Bisakah HIV disembuhkan dengan laser?
Patience Mthunzi wants to use lasers to deliver medicines more effectively. Full bio
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to your head, where the pain is,
dimana sumber sakit itu berada,
and various other organs first.
dan berbagai organ lain.
and painless way of delivering
paling ampuh dan tanpa rasa sakit
any medication leads to its dilution.
obat-obatan berakibat pada pelarutannya.
particularly in HIV patients.
terutama pada pasien HIV.
the virus in the blood,
mengurangi jumlah virus dalam darah,
for their adverse side effects,
akan efek samping yang buruk,
by the time they get to the blood,
karena ia larut sebelum mencapai darah,
they get to the sites
saat ia mencapai tempat
within the HIV viral reservoirs.
di dalam ruang penyimpanan virus HIV.
such as the lymph nodes,
seperti kelenjar getah bening,
as well as the lungs --
get delivered in the blood
serta merta ke darah pasien
consistent anti-HIV drugs therapy.
obat anti HIV secara konsisten.
and infect new cells in the blood.
menginfeksi sel-sel baru dalam darah.
HIV with the current drug treatment,
pengobatan HIV dengan obat yang ada kini,
that must be swallowed by patients.
yang harus dilakukan pasien.
within its reservoir sites,
langsung ke tempat penyimpanannya,
the answer was just before my eyes:
jawabannya ada di depan saya"
dalam kedokteran gigi,
operasi luka diabetes,
we are currently using laser pulses
menggunakan sinar laser
amat sangat kecil,
immediately in HIV-infected cells,
seketika pada sel yang terinfeksi HIV,
"Bagaimana mungkin?"
but super-tiny laser beam
yang sangat kuat namun sangat kecil
in liquid containing the drug.
dalam cairan yang mengandung obat.
while the cell swallows the drug
sementara sel menyerap obat
becomes immediately repaired.
sudah ditutup lagi.
this technology in test tubes
dalam tabung percobaan
this technology in the human body,
menggunakan teknologi ini,
"Bagaimana mungkin?"
through a three-headed device.
in the site of infection.
tempat yang terinfeksi.
which is a drug-spreading sprinkler,
yaitu penyemprot obat,
at the site of infection,
secara langsung di lokasi infeksi,
to poke those cells open.
membuka sel-sel tersebut.
like much right now.
this technology can lead
teknologi ini dapat membawa kita
of HIV in the body.
secara total di tubuh.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Patience Mthunzi - Laser scientistPatience Mthunzi wants to use lasers to deliver medicines more effectively.
Why you should listen
Patience Mthunzi is a research group leader at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research in Pretoria, South Africa. There, she uses laser "tweezers" to try and separate diseased cells from healthy ones. She's also developed a way to use laser pulses to target drug delivery into cells.
Born in Soweto, Patience got her PhD in physics from the University of St. Andrews in Scotland. In 2012, she was named one of 20 Youngest Power Women in Africa by Forbes magazine; that same year she was given the Order of Mapungubwe for her contribution in the field of biophotonics. She's also a TED Fellow.
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