Silver lining for athletes found.Rather than using an array of creams and powders to combat athlete's foot athlete's foot: see ringworm. athlete's foot Form of ringworm that affects the feet. In the inflammatory type, the infection may lie inactive much of the time, with occasional acute episodes in which blisters develop, mostly between the toes. , a new product relies on silver fibers that are woven into a viscoelastic Adj. 1. viscoelastic - having viscous as well as elastic properties natural philosophy, physics - the science of matter and energy and their interactions; "his favorite subject was physics" gel insert. Produced by Riecken's Athletic Replacement Insoles, this novel approach produces a more permanent cure and protects feet from shock and shear. The silver fibers possess documented anti-microbial properties and have previously been used in multiple applications, including bandages, catheters and burn care treatments. And because of silver's thermal conductive properties, the insoles tend to eliminate hot spots hot spots acute moist dermatitis. and facilitate moisture evaporation evaporation, change of a liquid into vapor at any temperature below its boiling point. For example, water, when placed in a shallow open container exposed to air, gradually disappears, evaporating at a rate that depends on the amount of surface exposed, the humidity . |
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