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Research project examines antimalarial foams for footwear

18/05/2015
Research centres and a private sector partner in Spain are working together to create new foam applications for footwear with antimalarial properties. They have said possible applications include special sandals or soling materials for other types of footwear that can help prevent the spread of malaria and other conditions such as Dengue fever, Chagas disease and Leishmaniasis.

Central to the idea, which is being developed by Valencia-based plastics institute Aimplas, a research team from the University of Zaragoza and specialist microencapsulation company Inesfly Corporation, is to encapsulate insecticide substances into foam using microcapsules for footwear to act as a repellent against the insects that can spread each of these conditions.

The researchers have said they believe using microcapsules will prevent degradation of the insecticide substances during manufacture of the finished product and will make it easier to manage the release of the substances during wear. Their two-year project, called Inmaplesp, has secured funding from Spain’s economy ministry.


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