{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"submitter":["Juho YC"],"funding":["Ministry of Science and Technology","Ministry of National Defense—Medical Affairs Bureau","Cheng Hsin General Hospital","Tri-Service General Hospital"],"pagination":["4154"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC8659801"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["13(23)"],"pubmed_abstract":["By continuously enhancing the blood flow, far-infrared (FIR) textile is anticipated to be a potential non-pharmacological therapy in patients with peripheral vascular disorders, for instance, patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) undergoing hemodialysis (HD) and experiencing vasculogenic erectile dysfunction (VED). Hence, we manufactured a novel polymer composite, namely, germanium-titanium-π (Ge-Ti-π) textile and aimed to evaluate its characteristics and quality. We also investigated the immediate and long-term effects of the textile on patients with ESRD undergoing HD and experiencing VED. The Ge-Ti-π textile was found to have 0.93 FIR emissivity, 3.05 g/d strength, and 18.98% elongation. The results also showed a 51.6% bacteria reduction and negative fungal growth. On application"],"journal":["Polymers"],"pubmed_title":["Germanium-Titanium-π Polymer Composites as Functional Textiles for Clinical Strategy to Evaluate Blood Circulation Improvement and Sexual Satisfaction."],"pmcid":["PMC8659801"],"funding_grant_id":["TSGH-D-110072","GCRC-107-135","CH-NDMC-108-22","MAB-107-064","TSGH-D-109067","MAB-106-051","CH-NDMC-109-15","TSGH-C107-042","MOST 106-2314-B-016-027"],"pubmed_authors":["Tang SH","Liang T","Meng E","Lin YH","Juho YC","Cherng JH","Lin CX"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Germanium-Titanium-π Polymer Composites as Functional Textiles for Clinical Strategy to Evaluate Blood Circulation Improvement and Sexual Satisfaction.","description":"By continuously enhancing the blood flow, far-infrared (FIR) textile is anticipated to be a potential non-pharmacological therapy in patients with peripheral vascular disorders, for instance, patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) undergoing hemodialysis (HD) and experiencing vasculogenic erectile dysfunction (VED). Hence, we manufactured a novel polymer composite, namely, germanium-titanium-π (Ge-Ti-π) textile and aimed to evaluate its characteristics and quality. We also investigated the immediate and long-term effects of the textile on patients with ESRD undergoing HD and experiencing VED. The Ge-Ti-π textile was found to have 0.93 FIR emissivity, 3.05 g/d strength, and 18.98% elongation. The results also showed a 51.6% bacteria reduction and negative fungal growth. On application","dates":{"release":"2021-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2021 Nov","modification":"2025-04-22T07:19:18.848Z","creation":"2022-02-11T15:00:37.953Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC8659801","cross_references":{"pubmed":["34883657"],"doi":["10.3390/polym13234154"]}}