in the community developed perforated coco patch "Vermac" may also quickly be purchasable in the foreign market, the branch of Science and technology (DOST) has disclosed.
DOST Secretary Fortunato "Boy" T. de la Peña observed Marinina-based PatchMed cosmetic buying and selling, the brand of the resourceful coconut-based wound dressing, is eyeing to export its perforated coco patch to Kuwait and India.
"Patchmed is exploring export alternatives with Kuwait and India for the perforated Coco Patch," he observed right through his weekly record on April 23, Friday.
He mentioned that Patchmed's coco patch, a herbal wound dressing crafted from coco-cellulose fiber, "has confirmed effective through clinical checks as an alternative choice to different wound dressings available in the market."
"The innovation in the coco patch, above all the perforated design is intended to facilitate more suitable moisture balance and greater effective debridement (removal of necrotic particles and devitalize tissue from the wound)," the DOST chief said.
He referred to the product branded as Vermac, is provided to hospitals and wound care clinics, well-known humanitarian corporations and thru on-line market.
De la Peña stated that through the years, the dermis and wound care product company that advanced from Chicano's Nata de Coco has come up with new applied sciences for purchaser epidermis insurance plan and wound care.
These encompass coco-cellulose material, anti-bacterial spray gel, coco-cellulose bandage, as well as its fresh innovation derived from coco patch, the perforated coco patch which prevents an infection specifically for diabetic wound complication.
He recalled that in 2012, the DOST-country wide Capital location (NCR) in the course of the Small enterprise technology Upgrading software (SETUP) offered autoclave and vacuum sealer to Patchmed to manufacture sterile intermediate and remaining product.
He noted in March this yr, the enterprise "availed its 2d cycle SETUP assistance the place a laser reducing machine will be got for faster production of the perforated coco patch branded as Vermac (four pieces/hour to 250 pieces/hour)."
"Cocopatch has won a number of awards comparable to UP-PGH awareness, Tatak PGH Nurse Innovator Award, Most Promising intellectual Property Award via Philippine Chamber of Commerce and industry, Philippine green Innovation Product 2014 and countrywide Winner for the creative analysis class right through the 2014 countrywide Invention Contest and reveals," he stated.
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