A research team from Kerbala University received a patent for inventing a system that transfers medicine directly to the damaged cells and tissues in the body.
The head of the team, Dr.Mohammed Nadhem Al-Bayati, said that he and the researcher, Zahraa Mushtaq, were able to formulate a new three-dimensional polymer that can be used to transfer medicine to infected organs, cells, and tissues. This three-dimensional polymer is capable of absorbing medicine and releasing it in 2.2 and 8.0 pH environments that are similar to the pH levels of the human stomach and intestines, respectively.
The significance of this type of polymer is that medicine can be directed specifically on the infected cell without affecting the non-infected ones. This mechanism is made possible by the use of hydrogel polymers that only release the medicine upon reaching the infected cells. The success of hydrogel polymers in this experiment is related to its compatibility with human cells as well as its special capacity to absorb water.
