Title:	Use of natural latex as a biomaterial for the treatment of diabetic foot : a new approach to treating symptoms of diabetes mellitus
Authors:	Rosa, Suélia de Siqueira Rodrigues Fleury Reis, Maria do Carmo Rosa, Mário Fabrício Fleury Colón, Diego Reis, Célia Aparecida dos Balthazar, José Manoel
Assunto::	Diabetes Látex Pé diabético
Issue Date:	2014
Publisher:	InTech Books
Citation:	ROSA, Suélia de Siqueira Rodrigues Fleury et al. Use of natural latex as a biomaterial for the treatment of diabetic foot: a new approach to treating symptoms of diabetes mellitus. In: CLABORN, David (Org.). Topics public health. Londres: InTech books, 2014. p. 213-248. Disponível em: <https://www.intechopen.com/books/topics-in-public-health/use-of-natural-latex-as-a-biomaterial-for-the-treatment-of-diabetic-foot-a-new-approach-to-treating->. Acesso em: 7 maio 2018. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/59135.
Abstract:	In this chapter, we present the results of a study on factors that contribute to the prevention and treatment of diabetic foot ulcers using natural latex biomaterials made from Hevea brasiliensis, in the form of biomaterials applied to humans (in this case, in direct contact with the human skin). The chapter is organized in the following way: in section 2, it is defined what a diabetic foot is, to provide the context for addressing the problem. The use of natural latex biomaterials made from Hevea brasiliensis is discussed in the context of biotechnology, wherein Hevea brasiliensis is used as a raw material in the prevention and treatment of diabetic foot. In section 3, the diabetic foot is described by a mathematical model and it is presented how the use of biomaterial latex acts as modifier of the dynamics of the system to believe this application as a minor theory and/or auxiliary hypothesis in the biotechnological process as it applies to humans. In section 4 and 5 the chapter closes with a presentation of a "natural latex insole" prototype capable of preventing and treating diabetic foot ulcers.
metadata.dc.description.unidade:	Faculdade UnB Gama (FGA)
Licença::	© 2015 The Author(s). Licensee InTech - This chapter is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
DOI:	http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/59135
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