Microscopic Analyze of Insoles Composite Structures Behavior under Water Immersion, Temperature Variation and Saline

Abstract:

A number of issues related to composite structure analysis of variants of insoles, commonly used for getting comfortable wearing or improvement of posture deficiencies are presented in this research paper. In the first part of a paper some variants of biomechanical system consisting of composite structures - namely foot and insoles variants undergo analysis are presented and analyzed. This study aims to determine how these insoles react to the effect of temperature and humidity parameters during different time period. In the second part of the paper the experimental system and how to choose the group of samples analyzed are presented. The results and conclusions obtained from this study and the establishing the structural changes, evidenced by microscopic analysis are analyzed in the final part of the paper.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 760)
• Pages: 287-292
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.760.287
• Online since: May 2015
• Authors: Mihaela Baritz*, Laura Diana Cotoros, Lucia Dumitrescu
• Keywords: Composite Structure, Digital Microscopy, Insole

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