Silver in your shoes

• May 3, 2024

Experts in nanosciences, doctors and psychologists test the effectiveness of silver as a diabetic foot treatment to avoid injuries. At the same time, they explore the ability of metal to block the action of Human papillomavirus and the HIV AIDS .

"The new era of medicine will include silver as a very important component," says the researcher Nina Bogdanchikova, of the Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology of the UNAM , located in Ensenada, Baja California. Such is the case of the treatment of diabetic foot.

The knowledge generated served to develop drugs that are currently used in Russian clinics. Nina Bogdanchikova continued these works in Mexico and the most recent result has application in a footwear for diabetics.

One of the complications of diabetes mellitus is damage to the arteries that supply the feet. This disorder, known as diabetic foot, generates a lot of sensitivity to bumps and infections that form ulcers and gangrene.

Four years ago, businesswoman Adriana Salinas, a science teacher, and the doctor María Maldonado, from the Center and Applied Innovation in Competitive Technologies (CIATEC) , they manufactured a soft and comfortable shoe that protects the diabetic foot.

They were joined by Nina Bogdanchikova, in order to give the product additional value: add silver nanoparticles so that it is free of bacteria, fungi and viruses.

From her laboratory, Dr. Nina continues to explore more properties of silver nanoparticles for use in some treatment of diabetic foot.

An advanced project consists of an aqueous solution to treat injuries. His medical collaborators prepare the studies in patients of hospitals in Baja California.

The good news is that the doctor César Almonaci Hernández avoided the amputation of 20 legs, and also showed that this treatment has a positive effect on foot injuries, due to the Human papillomavirus .

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