Dr. Marzieh Ranjbar-Mohammdi, one of the researchers of the project, noted that using plant nanofibers in treating diabetic ulcers has the advantage of being cheap, the accessibility of tragacanth in various parts of Iran, the antimicrobial properties of this plant, as well as the widespread production of the nanofibers.
She added that tragacanth is one of the natural native and easily-cultivated polymers in Iran; “this plant has been mostly used in gels or ointments to treat burn wounds, but in our project for the very first time, producing plant nanofibers as tissue scaffolds has been given consideration.”
The researcher maintained that one of the confirmed uses of this product is the fast treatment of diabetic ulcers which are usually very slow to heal. Furthermore, with the adding of curcumin there is the possibility that the patient’s blood sugar would also decrease.
“The produced nanofiber has a structure similar to human skin and as such has a good biodegradation rate,” she said.
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