Iranian Scientists Attain Technology to Produce Special Dressing for EB Patients
“We have been able to find the formulation of Mepilex dressing (produced in Sweden) in accordance to the recommended international guidelines for EB patients’ dressing,” said Mahmoud Qafqazi, the managing director of the knowledge-based company.
“We are trying to indigenize this product on a semi-industrial scale with the aim of helping and improving the health of these sensitive and vulnerable patients of our country,” he added.
Elaborating on the advantages and features of the dressing, Qafqazi said, “It is used as a strong absorbent in the effective management of wound discharge, is completely compatible with the skin and easily adapts to the wound site, can be adjusted at the wound site without losing the adhesive properties, and reduces pain and trauma after dressing changes.”
He also introduced ‘Matrix’ dressing containing gold as another product of the company, and said, “The dressing with a structure similar to human skin due to the presence of gold nanoparticles has shown extraordinary antioxidant effects which cause a rapid reduction of wound inflammation. Also, the presence of collagen and other biopolymers in the dressing restrict the growth and mitosis of fibroblast cells and increase of cell migration which accelerates the wound healing process.”
Qafqazi noted that the dressing can be used to treat the 1st and 2nd degree burns, all types of infected wounds, surgical wounds, diabetes and pressure ulcers, and bedsores.
After the US under former president Donald Trump withdrew from Iran’s 2015 nuclear deal with world powers in May 2018 and reimposed unilateral sanctions on Iran, Molnlycke company in Sweden stopped exporting the Mepilix product to Iran and his temporary relief was brought to an end.
Epidermolysis bullosa is a group of rare diseases that cause the skin to be fragile and to blister easily. Tears, sores, and blisters in the skin happen when something rubs or bumps the skin. They can appear anywhere on the body.
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