Iranian Knowledge-Based Firm Makes Nanostructured Materials for Bone Regeneration
“Biomimetic nanobone is the world's first bone-generating product in which both the organic and inorganic phases are nanometer and consists of self-assembled peptide nanofibers and nanohydroxyapatite,” said Shima Tavakkol, the managing director of the knowledge-based company.
“Accelerated bone generation without causing infection and inflammation is one of the main advantages of the biomimetic nanobone,” she added.
Noting that the product is mainly used for filling horizontal and vertical pores and rapid bone regeneration, Tavakkol said, “The Nanobone block has large internal pores and allows autologous proteins of the blood to enter the nanopores and the internal surface is completely covered.”
She added that the customers of this product are orthopedic surgeons, dentists, maxillofacial surgeons, periodontology and spine surgeons.
In a relevant development in July, Iranian scientists at Amirkabir University of Technology had also succeeded in production of biodegradable bone stabilizers with application in screws, pins and plates used in orthopedic surgeries.
“Biodegradable metals provide the necessary structural support to the host tissue, degrade gradually within the body, and then disappear completely after completing their task of aiding tissue repair,” said Somayyeh Abazari Sivandi, a PhD student at the faculty of materials engineering of Amirkabir University of Technology and manager of the project.
She noted that magnesium alloys can be used in the physiological environment of the body due to their good biocompatibility, excellent biodegradability and bone formation ability.
“The production of magnesium composite screws and pins reinforced with nanographene compounds for the repair of broken bones eliminates the need for secondary surgery to remove the implant from the body after repairing the damaged tissue and reduces the patient's anxiety and stress and bone infections during operation,” Abazari Sivandi said.
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