UNAIR NEWS – Kemenristekdikti throughÌýÌýCreativity ProgramÌý2016-2017 has passed the proposal of students of 51¶¯Âþ who have succeeded in innovating to make surgical glue for leakage solution at baby heart by using snail mucus (ÌýAchatina spÌý).
The innovative team PKMPE (Exacta Research Creativity ProgramÌý) of Faculty of Science and Technology UNAIR are Juliani Nurazizah Setiadiputri, Hana Zahra Aisyah, Putri Nurfriana Ramadhani, Putri Desyntasari, and Diana Fitri.
Under the guidance of their lecturer, Dr.ÌýPrihartini Widiyanti, drg., M. Kes., S. Bio.CCD., Juliani and friends™ PKMPE is titled ”ÌýPolyÌýSurgical GlueÌý(Glycerol Sebacic Acid) and MucusÌýAchatina sp.Ìýas an Adhesive Agent for Heart Leakage Solution in Infants “.ÌýJuliani Nurazizah and friends are entitled to receive research funds from Kemenristekdikti.
Explained by Juliani, the leaky heart disease itself often happens to children.ÌýThis is the abnormality of macroscopic structures of the heart or intrathorax large blood vessels which have an important or definite function.
Causes of congenital heart abnormalities are various types of drugs consumed by the mother during pregnancy, the disease of the mother itself, exposure to x-rays, and other genetic diseases.
When performing surgery, doctors have a variety of ways to cure this heart leakage.ÌýFor example withÌýsuturesÌý(stitches) andÌýstaplesÌý.ÌýHowever, the use of this method often leads to many other problems becauseÌýsuturesÌýandÌýstaplesÌýtake a long healing process, causing wound to surrounding tissue and Ìýit is not water resistant.
From the problem, five students of the S1 Biomedical Engineering FSTÌýÌýis innovating theÌýsurgical glueÌýas a solution for heart leakage in infants by utilizing mucus from snails, or in other words natural materials easily found in Indonesia.
Surgical glueÌýitself has a good elasticity, it can adapt to dynamic movement of the tissue, has a very good biocompatibility,Ìýit is biodegradable, has a high adhesive strength, and resistant to pressure, especially caused by fluids in the body.ÌýIn this case snail mucus works as anÌýanti-bacterialÌýderived from natural ingredients.
“We want to create an innovation in the field of health, so Indonesia which is currently a consumer can be a producing country in various aspects.ÌýWe hopeÌýthat ourÌýsurgical glueÌýcan be a proof that Indonesian students are able to make innovations, especially in health, “Juliani said.Ìý(*)
Editor: Bambang Bes
