Iran-Made Dressings Treat Chronic Wounds

“Chronic wounds bring a high amount of material and spiritual costs to the society. Given the fact that one of the complications of non-communicable diseases (like diabetes) is obesity and inactivity, people suffering from this condition mostly do not have good physical and financial conditions and therefore, special attention should be paid to these patients,” said Massoud Habibi.

He added that researchers at the Medical Sciences faculty of the University of Tehran have focused on the treatment of these patients and have conducted studies on the treatment methods and dressings for these patients' wounds, noting, “Fortunately, so far we have also obtained good results from various treatments such as maggot therapy (larva therapy) and the production of new dressings.”

“We plan to expand these services and set up diabetes and chronic wound centers in five other provinces. We have also formed a network of wound therapists. Over the past few years, we have trained nearly 1,500 doctors and nurses as wound therapists so that they can have appropriate scientific information for wound treatment,” Habibi said.

Several Iranian companies have so far presented their nanotechnology-based products to the market to treat chronic burns, acute diabetic ulcers, acute bedsores and chronic wounds.

One of the nano-based products of these companies is antibacterial dressing bandage which was mass-produced in 2001 and it contains silver nanoparticles with antibacterial properties.

Due to the strong antibacterial properties of silver nanoparticles, this bandage is used to control infection in burns and wounds as it leaves its antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory effects with the slow release of silver ions.

The antibacterial bandage is used in the treatment of acute burns, diabetic wounds, bedsores and chronic wounds.

Another nano-based product of the Iranian companies is blood and water absorbent pad which contains nano dendrimers.

The pad was produced in 2001 to accelerate wound healing, prevent infection and bleeding, maintain wound moisture, and protect the affected area from mechanical damages, including shock or scratch.

The pad is used along with washing liquids, disinfectants, bandages, cotton and sterile gauze.

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