Iranian Nanotechnology Firms Produce Antibacterial Masterbatch
‘Parsa Polymer Sharif’ and ‘Taban Andish Berjis’ companies have produced the masterbatch which can be added to the pure ABS polymer matrix to make it antibacterial.
The addition of high concentration of antibacterial nanoparticles to the ABS polymer has resulted in developing a uniform polymeric masterbatch, emergence of strong antibacterial efficiency, specially against human pathogenic bacteria. i.e. E. Coli and S. Aureus.
The antibacterial masterbatch can be applied in drain-waste-vent (DWV) pipe systems, musical instruments, automotive trim components, automotive bumper bars, medical devices and cnclosures for electrical and electronic assemblies.
In a relevant development in April, an Iranian knowledge-based firm had introduced new packaging method for foodstuffs which is safe and environmentally friendly and keeps the food item fresh for longer time by using a special masterbatch.
The managing director of an Iranian knowledge-based company, Foad Mashayekhi, said that he and research teammates have designed and introduced oxygen-reducing masterbatches (OBMB) to achieve food packaging methods with safety features and longer storage time.
“This product is specially designed to reduce gas passage and absorb oxygen trapped in the package, which reduces the volume of oxygen passing through the packages. This masterbatch added to the main polymer during the production process, and it can be produced based on different polymers according to the customer's demand,” he said.
“Reducing gas infiltration, being anti-UV and antibacterial, increasing inhibitory properties, preventing color change in the product and oxidation, improving mechanical properties and resistance against heat, increasing the shelf life of the product, and maintaining the quality of food containing lipids are among the properties of these polymers,” according to the researcher.
Mashayekhi said that his company's product is plastic raw materials and his customers are a variety of industries such as household items, auto industries, water and gas transmission pipelines that require large steel pipes with plastic coating.
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