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Foot Fetish: A look at the use of silver in footwear.
Foot Fetish: A look at the use of silver in footwear. Article
by: James Fowler www.footdefense.com
While foot odor is rarely discussed around the water cooler, it
is an embarrassing problem that affects millions of people. Your
feet harbor millions of organisms and bacteria. Our feet can
produce over a cup of moisture per day, and the heat and
moisture build up in our shoes to create an active source for
these organisms to develop and grow.
Foot odor occurs when various bacteria, primarily corynebacteria
and micrococci, break down denatured proteins found on the skin
and footwear, resulting in undesired smells from the feet. The
feet are the places where odors most commonly occur because they
provide a warm, moist breeding ground for odor-causing bacteria.
Fortunately, eliminating the bacteria usually eliminates the
odor.
There are many "cures" for stopping foot odor from charcoal
filters, to scents that mask the odor and other artificial
chemical substances. One of the most recent uses of destroying
foot odor is the element silver spun into the weave of the
fabric. Silver has been used for over 4000 years as an
anti-bacterial agent and is still commonplace in hospitals
today. Scientists were unable to bond the silver permanently to
thread until the last century. With the problems associated with
bacteria and the foot, why wouldn't this natural element find a
place in the footwear industry?
So, what is
silver? Silver is a chemical element on the periodic table
that has the symbol Ag (from the traditional abbreviation from
the Latin, Argentum). It is a soft, white lustrous transition
metal; silver has the highest electrical and thermal
conductivity of any metal. Silver has traditionally been used in
coins, tableware, and jewelry. In medicine, it is the first
medicine introduced to a newborn baby's eyes (as in silver
nitrate), colloidal silver is used as a liquid anti-bacterial,
and silver sulfadiazine is used as a topical cream for burn
victims.
Silver is now also being used in the footwear industry for
shoes, insoles and socks. There are many benefits beyond foot
odor that these products offer. Below is a short description of
these features:
Anti-Odor: A
common misconception is that antimicrobial
is synonymous with anti-odor. Silver offers both antimicrobial
and anti-odor benefits. Bacteria are only one cause of body
odor. Ammonia and denatured proteins are also significant
contributors to odor in footwear. Incredibly, both ammonia and
denatured proteins bind most readily with silver. Because silver
is on the outside of the fiber, this allows for immediate
binding with these odor causing agents -resulting in instant
odor reduction!
Anti-Bacterial: The anti-microbial performance of silver
has proven to have distinct performance advantages. It has been
proven to eliminate 99.9% of bacteria on the material in less
than one hour of exposure. Silver will also kill bacteria and
fungi faster as the temperature in your footwear rises due to
activity because its anti-microbial properties are activated
with heat.
Temperature Control: The biophysics of footwear has
become an area of significant interest in recent years. It is
now possible to use the existing energy of the body and the
environment to actively regulate temperature through heat
transfer. Silver footwear enhances the natural movement of
moisture through evaporation. Silver accelerates the evaporation
of moisture. As a result, it transports the moisture away from
the body faster, allowing for a more comfortable environment and
less potential for convective heat loss. In warm weather,
silver-lined footwear addresses evaporation by dissipating the
amount of moisture in contact with your feet. What's more,
because heat and moisture are being dispersed over the entire
surface of the shoe or insole, hot spots and blisters are
greatly reduced!
In conclusion, silver in footwear, is a logical response to
anyone who might suffer from foot odor, has a specific medical
problem - such as diabetes, in which the foot would benefit from
bacteria being eliminated, or with people who have problems with
blisters and hot spots on their feet. Silver-lined footwear: A
new treatment using an old cure.
About the author:
James Fowler is Director of Marketing for Acor Orthopaedic, Inc.
For more information about silver-lined footwear products, visit
Acor's web site at: www.footdefense.com
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