Royal College of Art graduate Celine Park has created a mushroom medical inhaler that will eliminate the need to use needles. While inhalers are currently used to temporarily relieve those with asthma, this idea will treat issues by increaseing people's immune systems to fight current and future virus invasions.
The conceptual idea of this project is to impregnate "the fungi with weakened viruses, allowing its spores to carry vaccines into the bloodstream through the lungs using an inhaler." This concept specifically targets attenuated vaccines. Mushrooms and fungus are loaded with existing bacteria and viruses which make them the perfect counter-balancing virus eliminator.
This project was presented during the Graduation show 2015. While the organic medical inhaler prototypes displayed looked like whimsical Dr. Seuss accessories the concept is worth developing.
What's Driving This Trend
- Fungus-based Vaccinations
- Using mushrooms as a delivery system for vaccines through inhalers.
- Needle-free Immunization
- Eliminating the use of needles in the vaccination process by using inhalers.
- Mushroom Medical Technology
- Exploring the potential uses of mushrooms for medical purposes, beyond traditional medicine.
Who This Affects Most
- Pharmaceuticals
- Pharmaceutical companies can explore the use of fungi as a means of drug delivery for vaccines and other medications.
- Medical Technology
- Research and development of inhalers that use mushrooms as a means of immunization could revolutionize the medical technology industry.
- Alternative Medicine
- The use of mushrooms for medical purposes could create opportunities for new players within the alternative medicine industry.
