Iranian Scientists Use Nanotechnology to Make Wound Healers, Other Health Products
Nariman Akbari, the deputy managing director of ChitoTech company, referred to the wound healing and disinfecting dressings produced based on nanotechnology by the company, saying that over 50 health products have been made by ChitoTech.
“They include wound healers, hemorrhage-control agents, disinfectants, health products, aids primary and secondary dressings and diagnostic products,” he added.
Akbari underlined that the company has active branches in different countries, including Italy, Greece, Poland, Turkey, Malaysia, the Philippines, Syria, Thailand, etc., adding that other branches will also be established in Brazil and South Korea.
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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