NDLI: Synthesis of smart medical socks for diabetic foot ulcers patients

Content Provider	Springer Nature Link
Author	Elsayed, Enam M. Elsaman, Samia I. L.
Copyright Year	2017
Abstract	Smart medical socks was developed using facile method. The commercial socks were coated with polypyrrole layer using vapour phase polymerization. The TiO$_{2}$ nanoparticles of an average size of 20 nm were dispersed during polypyrrole polymerization. The reaction times were varied and optimized. TiO$_{2}$NPs dispersed on socks fiber surface were wrapped with polypyrrole chains. The ability of developed socks to absorb moisture was evaluated using thermogravimetric analysis. The antibacterial properties of the untreated and treated socks were studied. The developed socks inhibited the growth of bacterial achieving 20 mm clear inhibition zone compared to zero zone for blank ones. The structure of coated socks and morphology were characterized using FTIR and scanning electron microscope. This is in addition to the evaluation of the awareness of diabetic patients for wearing medical socks.
Starting Page	811
Ending Page	815
Page Count	5
File Format	PDF
ISSN	12299197
Journal	Fibers and Polymers
Volume Number	18
Issue Number	4
e-ISSN	18750052
Language	English
Publisher	The Korean Fiber Society
Publisher Date	2017-05-04
Publisher Place	Seoul
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Medical socks Polypyrrole Antibacterial Nanoparticles Textile fibers Polymer Sciences
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Chemistry Chemical Engineering Polymers and Plastics

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Synthesis of smart medical socks for diabetic foot ulcers patients