WANA (Jan 18) – Using an advanced domestic technology at two clinics, severe wounds, especially diabetic ulcers, are now being successfully treated.

 

Some patients with diabetes whose bodies become resistant to conventional treatments gradually develop diabetic foot ulcers, a condition that often leads to limb amputation. This comes as around 14 percent of Iran’s population over the age of 25 is affected by diabetes.

 

 

In recent years, cold plasma technology has been used across various industries for surface disinfection and purification, and in medicine for wound sterilization and the disinfection of surgical instruments.

 

 

Rising microbial resistance to chemical disinfectants, along with concerns about their environmental impact, has pushed researchers to seek methods that can clean and sterilize surfaces without high heat or chemical substances. Since many materials, particularly medical instruments and polymer components, are sensitive to heat, cold plasma, with its ability to disinfect at low temperatures, is considered a safe and effective solution.

 

 

Cold plasma, also known as non-thermal plasma, is a state of matter in which gas becomes ionized through electrical energy while the overall temperature of the gas remains low. Unlike hot plasma, only the electrons carry high energy, while the temperature of ions and gas molecules remains close to ambient levels. This allows cold plasma to come into contact with human skin and heat-sensitive materials without altering their structure or causing damage.

 

 

Development of Plasma Technology in Iran

 

With access to advanced laboratories and facilities in irradiation, vacuum technology, and plasma physics, the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran plays a key role in developing this technology domestically.

 

Cold plasma technology has a wide range of applications. In medicine, it is used to disinfect wounds, sterilize surgical instruments, and even treat certain skin and fungal infections, as it can eliminate microorganisms without harming living tissue.

 

In this regard, Mohammad Eslami, Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, explained the use of this technology in the country, saying:

“We have now brought this technology from academic papers into practical service for the people. We are using plasma therapy in medicine.

 

 

By applying cold plasma technology, we have been able to treat severe wounds, particularly diabetic ulcers, at two clinics we have established. In patients undergoing plasma therapy, “

 

He goes on: ” the progression of wounds has been halted, blood flow and damaged vessels are restored, and new skin gradually forms. As a result, these patients are spared the risk of limb amputation and the suffering caused by chronic wounds.”