Iran-Made Single-Layer, Double-Layer Skins Obtain Permission for Clinical Trial
“Rouyin Graf product (double-layer skin) and Royan Sheet (single-layer skin), which have recently been developed by Royan stem cell researchers have received the necessary permissions for the initial stages of clinical trial,” Marzieh Ebrahimi, a faculty member and professor at Royan Stem Cell Research Institute, told ANA.
Noting that the skins are used for patients with severe burns and severe skin wounds, she said, “They are more similar to the dermis and epidermis, which has successfully passed the clinical trial phase one and is currently undergoing the phase two.”
Ebrahimi stated that few countries in the world have produced single- and double-layer skins, adding, “Skin simulation technology exists in only one or two countries in the world. At present, only the US and two European countries have been able to widely use this technology.”
In a relevant development in July, Iranian researchers at Royan Research Institute had also succeeded in production of a polymer dressing which can be used to treat diabetic wounds.
“In addition to the treatment of diabetic wounds, the new dressings have an effective role on bedsores or pressure and cavity wounds,” Hamed Da’emi, a member of the scientific board of Royan Research Institute, told ANA.
He underlined that the dressing can be used for treatment of different types of wounds, and said, “A special dressing exists for burns and vascular wounds, each based on specific conditions, but no dressings have yet been produced for these types of wounds in Iran, and now we have produced it for the first time in the country.”
Da’emi noted that the effectiveness of the dressing has been tested on several patients and it will enter the clinical trial phase in the future, adding that doctors have confirmed that the quality of this dressing is equal to foreign products.
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