All the mice given the nasal spray, called PCANS and sold under the name Profi, survived exposure to a deadly flu virus and didn’t develop signs of illness, Nitin Joshi, Ph.D., a bioengineer at ...

"The spray, called Pathogen Capture and Neutralizing Spray (PCANS) in the paper, was developed using ingredients from the FDA's Inactive Ingredient Database (IID), which have been previously used ...

The makers of a nasal spray launched last year by start-up Akita Biosciences have pulled back the curtain on how their product works (Adv. Mater. 2024, DOI: 10.1002/adma.202406348).

The spray, known as Pathogen Capture and Neutralizing Spray (PCANS), was developed using ingredients from the FDA’s Inactive Ingredient Database (IID) and Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS ...

Co-senior author Nitin Joshi explained: “The spray was developed using ingredients from the FDA’s Inactive Ingredient Database (IID), which have been previously used in approved nasal sprays ...