A newly designed deodorant pad for urinary incontinence.
The authors designed a new pad for urinary incontinence. It is composed of a cloth of acrylonitrile copper sulfide and another cloth of iron-phthalocyanine. In vitro experiments showed that acrylonitrile copper sulfide cloth inhibited the growth of most bacteria causing urinary tract infection, and that iron-phthalocyanine cloth effectively eliminated bad-smelling gases. The use of this pad relieved diaper-dermatitis and diminished offensive smells from feces and urine. This pad was well received by nurses and helpers taking care of incontinent elderly people.
Fukui
J
J
Department of Urology, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan.
Sakai
Y
Y
Hosaka
K
K
Yamashita
T
T
Ogawa
A
A
Shirai
H
H
D000181:Acrylonitrile / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D003020:Clothing; D003836:Deodorants; D003877:Dermatitis, Contact / Q000517:prevention & control; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006920:Hygiene; D007211:Indoles; D007501:Iron; D008297:Male; D008422:Materials Testing; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D012882:Skin Tests; D013440:Sulfides; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000534:rehabilitation*
D003836:Deodorants; D007211:Indoles; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D013440:Sulfides; C065480:acrylonitrile copper sulfide; C056691:ferrous phthalocyanine; D007501:Iron; D000181:Acrylonitrile