Knowledge-Based Company in Iran Produces Infertility Treatment Devices, Equipment
According to a report by the website of the Iranian Vice-Presidency for Science and Technology and Knowledge-Based Economy, Seyed Abolfazl Motahari, the CEO of the knowledge-based company, pointed to using blood cells as the most common way of DNA extraction, explaining, “This method is difficult for elderly patients, pregnant mothers, infants and young children, and sometimes it takes place with difficulty. This difficulty is much greater for patients whose blood clots quickly or those who have anemia.”
Motahari went on to describe the insulated chamber incubator that is used in biological laboratories for the cultivation and growth of live samples such as cells or microbes and for incubating eggs and spermatozoa (sperm), saying, “A desktop incubator consists of 11 separate culture chambers and a larger heating chamber.”
According to him, the PLT01 device has a heating system using fluid heat transfer, which is used to melt and heat liquids in laboratory bags or bottles that are intended for medical transfer or injection into living tissues, adding that these fluids are usually whole blood, blood products, plasma and other injection solutions.
He stated that one of the requirements for blood transfusions and medical products or injections in living tissues is heating the bags containing these frozen liquids, adding, “Currently, traditional and non-scientific methods are used to heat the bags containing frozen liquids in most labs, therefore, the existence of a device that complies with global standards is very important in this regard. The PLT01 device has a water tank that is heated by the heating element, the heated fluid (water) goes into the cushions adjacent to the laboratory frozen bags and causes them to heat and melt.”
“The bags of blood, plasma, HPC or laboratory drugs are placed between the two heating pads of the device and with the help of the continuous flow of heat created by the pumps and the temperature control system, they reach the desired temperature that can be injected and used for the patient,” Motahari continued.
He futhur pointed to the INC03 incubator device, saying, “This device is an insulated container that is used in biological laboratories to cultivate and grow living samples such as cells or microbes. By controlling humidity, temperature and the combination of gases in the air such as oxygen and carbon dioxide, it provides suitable conditions for the growth of living microorganisms.”
According to him, the incubator is one of the important tools in microbiology, cell biology and in vitro fertilization (IVF) experiments, especially for incubating eggs, spermatozoa. “The incubator uses different methods of heat transfer and environmental control to achieve the necessary conditions for special laboratory activities.”
“After cultivation, the culture mediums are placed inside this device and the temperature required by the bacteria is set and the culture mediums remain in the device for a certain period of time,” he went on to say.
He considered Viral Transport Medium as an environment for transferring clinical samples from the collection site to the laboratory, adding, “This environment allows viruses to survive relatively long at room temperature. Samples may be shipped at room temperature (10-25°C) or refrigerated to reach the laboratory.”
“If testing or shipping is delayed, samples should be frozen at -70°C or below. Meanwhile, repeated freezing and thawing of samples should be avoided because it may reduce the recovery of living organisms,” Motahari concluded.
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