J. Technology and Education, Vol.30, No.1, pp.9-14 (2023)

研究論文

抗菌性を付与したムチン懸濁液塗布介護服の摩擦特性への影響

 

田中 孝国¹*，髙橋　美羽¹，酒井 洋¹，大岡 久子²，桑原 敬司³，那須 裕規⁴

¹小山工業高等専門学校　物質工学科 (〒323-0806 小山市中久喜771)

*tanakatakakuni@oyama-ct.ac.jp

²群馬工業高等専門学校　物質工学科 (〒371-8530 群馬県前橋市鳥羽町 580)

³長岡技術科学大学 生物機能工学専攻 (〒940-2188 新潟県長岡市上富岡町1603-1)

⁴小山工業高等専門学校　機械工学科 (〒323-0806 小山市中久喜771)

 

Effect of the friction properties on nursing clothes with antimicrobial application and mucin suspension

 

Takakuni TANAKA, Miwa TAKAHASHI, Hiroshi SAKAI,

Hisako OOKA, Takashi KUWAHARA, and Yuki NASU

National Institute of Technology, Oyama College

(771 Nakakuki, Oyama City, Tochigi 323-0806, JAPAN)

National Institute of Technology, Gunma College

(580 Toriba, Maebashi, Gunma 371-8530, JAPAN)

Nagaoka University of Technology, Department of Bioengineering

(1603-1 Kamitomioka, Nagaoka, Niigata 940-2188, JAPAN)

 

(Received April 6, 2023; Accepted May 15, 2023)

 

A pressure ulcer (bed sore) is damage to the skin and underlying tissue that is primarily caused by prolonged pressure or friction on the skin. Previous studies have shown that a mucin suspension has a friction-reducing effect between nursing care clothing and artificial skin. In this study, we tested the optimal antimicrobial substance and its effect on friction reduction when added to mucin-applied care clothing. The mucin suspension alone was not found to exhibit antibacterial activity. Boric acid was useful against E. coli, which was used as a model substance, and the boric acid did not diminish the friction-reducing effect. In this study, both antimicrobial properties and friction reduction effects were achieved.

Key words: mucin II / friction / antimicrobial