Antibacterial Polyamide Masterbatch Produced by Iranian Scientists
‘Parsa Polymer Sharif’ and ‘Taban Andish Berjis’ companies produced the antibacterial polymeric masterbatch composed of polyamide as the matrix and nanoparticles as the antibacterial agent.
The product should be included in the pure polyamide in an arbitrary concentration to form the desired property.
The addition of nanoparticles to the pure polyamide matrix has resulted in emergence of antibacterial activity and preventing the growth and propagation of bacteria.
The antibacterial polyamide masterbatch can be used in textile industry, automotive components and accessories, carpets and sportswear.
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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