SAEDNEWS: Iranian innovators have successfully developed an artificial insemination device with a nano-coated surface that is hydrophobic and antibacterial, preventing the transmission of zoonotic diseases from animals to humans and between animals.
According to SaedNews, artificial insemination is not just a new method for fertilizing female animals but a powerful tool primarily used for improving and breeding livestock. During insemination, there is a risk of transmitting zoonotic diseases from animals to humans and between animals. Iranian specialists in a startup have developed an artificial insemination device with a nano-coating that reduces the risk of disease transmission from animals to humans and between animals by creating hydrophobic and antibacterial properties. This startup, based at Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, showcased one of its products for the first time at the 15th International Nano Exhibition.
Seyed Morteza Hosseini, a tech entrepreneur from this startup, said in an interview with Fars News: "Our product is an ABS filament for 3D printers that uses antibacterial nanoparticles. Before our production, there was a foreign sample with very low strength, but we produce this product with very high strength."
He added: "We can produce any geometry, whether industrial, veterinary, medical, dental, food industry, etc., with any polymer part in small or large quantities using complex engineering that conventional industrial machines cannot produce. We produced two products using this material. One of them is an artificial insemination device for livestock, produced with a 3D printer and is antibacterial and waterproof. This device performs artificial insemination in large livestock, which is very costly and harmful to the animals. In industrial livestock farming, insemination with this device is fast, cheap, low-cost, safe, and healthy."
Hosseini further mentioned the advantages of this device due to its nano-coating, saying: "Increased accuracy and speed in veterinary examination processes, increased fertility rates, rapid performance in the artificial insemination process, and high device safety in terms of zoonotic disease transmission are the main features of this product."
According to Hosseini, another product from this collection is an ABS filament device for restraining small animals in veterinary clinics, produced by combining stainless steel and 3D printed parts. He explained: "The small animal restraint device is antibacterial, and we have produced this product entirely domestically. We receive raw materials from Iranian petrochemicals, and the raw material production cycle takes place domestically."
Hosseini stated: "There are many filament producers in Iran, but currently, we are the only ones producing antibacterial ABS filament globally. Research and development for this product started last year, and it has recently been produced. We are waiting for approval to bring it to market."
He concluded: "Before this sample, there was a similar foreign product in the country, which, apart from being expensive, was made of PLA material and produced from sugarcane, with very low strength, making it unsuitable for industrial use or places requiring strength. For example, if this product was left in a car under sunlight, it would deform, but our raw material is ABS, which is strong and recognized in the industry."
