Iran-Made Nanocomposite Safety Vests Developed
Azad Advanced Composite Company developed a safety vest using nanotechnology that is widely used in protective equipment.
Mohammad Azadian, the managing director of the company, told ANA that the product is used in textile engineering, mechanical engineering, polymer engineering, and chemical engineering.
One of the main usages of the product is in protective equipment because it has lower weight compared to conventional equipment. At the same time, it also increases the level of protection, Azadian explained.
Such features make the product more mobile and functional to be used, he said, adding that many problems and issues in industries can be solved by using recombinant materials.
He pointed out that the product has other uses, for example, they are used in sensors which are tools for health monitoring.
Azadian went on to say that these nanocomposite sensors can control and monitor blood pressure, heart rate, and body temperature in real-time.
Moreover, the sensors are used in digital devices such as blood pressure and blood sugar testing devices, as well as in the construction industry.
For example, using composite materials, a few thousand hospital beds were built in a few days in China.
The product is also used in the construction of structures that can withstand very high temperatures, called thermal protection systems.
It has a broad range of applications from construction and protective equipment. Bulletproof vests and special armor inside airplanes or helicopters are made of nanocomposites because they are light in weight and made of recycled materials.
In the same content, former Vice President for Science and Technology Sorena Sattari said earlier this year that some 270 companies are active in the nanotechnology field and it is predicted that their revenue will reach up to $310 million, currently, nanotech products are produced and marketed in more than 15 industrial fields based on domestic technologies and are being exported to 49 countries from five continents.
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