University of Kerbala
Dean of Faculty of Education for Pure Sciences /University of Kerbala, Prof. Dr. Hamida Edan Salman, has obtained the patent entitled “reducing high level of albumin in blood plasma by using nano-zinc oxide” after completing the requirements for obtaining it from Directorate of Patents and Industrial Models – Standardization and Quality Control.
The idea of the patent based on adsorption of albumin on the surface of nano-zinc oxide to reduce its percentage. A number of factors that affect the adsorption process have been studied, such as equilibrium time, amount of adsorbent, albumin concentration, temperature, acid function and stirring speed. Also, isotherms were studied. The adsorption and thermodynamic functions were calculated.
The results and measurements obtained confirmed the efficiency of nano-zinc oxide and its ability to adsorb albumin on its surface with a small amount of nano-zinc oxide after applying several experiments in various conditions for the purpose of reducing the proportion of albumin. This idea (adsorption of albumin by nano-zinc oxide) can be applied in the manufacture of medical drugs or materials and tools needed to purify the blood and rid it of high level of albumin in the blood due to the danger of its high percentage and the extent of its impact on human health, as it controls a group of important activities.
