Iranian Company Produces Anti-Pimple Ointment Using Nanomaterials
According to a report by Iran’s Nano Development Headquarters, Ebrahim Akbarzadeh, the managing director of a technology company and a professor of Khajeh Nasir Toosi University of Technology (KNTU) said that his company has received a nanoscale certificate for gold, silver and iron nanoparticles, adding, “These nanomaterials are sold to various companies for use in their products.”
“In addition to the production of these nanomaterials, we tried to make products ourselves. Considering the positive effect of gold nanoparticles in production of collagen for skin rejuvenation, we have developed a formulation for the production of a cream, which is currently in the process of receiving licenses from the Food and Drug Organization,” he added.
“We also used silver nanoparticles to formulate creams with anti-pathogen properties and reducing pimples on the body,” Akhbarzadeh went on to say.
The managing director of the company emphasized that the produced nanomaterials are also used for production of wound dressings.
“We have been supplying these nanomaterials to a company in the country for production of wound dressings. Currently, the bandages have been produced and are available in the market,” the researcher explained.
“In the future, we will work on hydroxyapatite materials. We will try to utilize hydroxyapatite nanomaterials int productin of toothpastes because hydroxyapatite is highly effective in whitening and protecting teeth,” he added.
According to the technologist, one of the major barriers in the country is the long process of obtaining permits from relevant organizations, which greatly slows down speed of commercialization of the products.
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