IPB Students Create Nano-collagen from Chicken Bone Waste for Anti Aging
The Bogor Agricultural University (IPB) student team developed nano-collagen innovation from chicken bone waste as anti-aging. They are Eka Budiarti, Perlambang Budiarti and Manggar Arum Aristri from the Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences (FMIPA). They join a team of Student Creativity Program (PKM) under the supervision of Dr. Irmanida Batubara, M.Si. The innovation was selected as one of the thousands of proposals that received grants from the Ministry of Research, Technology and Higher Education (Kemenristekdikti RI).
The initial idea of innovation arose from the information about the increase of chicken consumption in Indonesia from 2009-2016. The increase leads to the increase in waste, especially in the chicken bone. Chicken bone contains collagen proteins that can be utilized as cosmetic products. Such as wrinkle prevention agents, increase skin moisture, keep the skin from free radicals, and maintain skin elasticity. Collagen in cosmetics, when used on the facial skin, will be able to hold water so as to keep facial skin moist.
According to Eka, currently, the ingredients used as anti-aging cosmetic products are mostly made from cowhide and pigskin which are often not suitable for most religions as well as certain ethnicities.
"Utilization of chicken bone waste as a raw material of collagen is an alternative to overcome these problems. Nanoparticle technology is used in this study to maximize the absorption of collagen in the body because nano-sized materials more easily enter the inside of the skin compared with large materials. This is the basis for the development of nano-collagen which is expected to accelerate the absorption time and anti-aging process, "he said.
This innovation is expected to reduce the accumulation of chicken bone waste in the community and can be used as anti-aging products by the community at large.
"Our team is currently awaiting the results of the analysis to determine the effect of effective nano-collagen measures on anti-aging activity," he said. (flw)
