Leather and Footwear Journal

Volume 7, no 4

Contents
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Characterization of Collagen-Gentamicin Systems Used in Controlled Release of Drugs
- Pages 3-9
  Mădălina ALBU¹, Viorica TRANDAFIR¹, Minodora LECA², Cristina CARŞOTE¹
  - ¹INCDTP – Leather and Footwear Research Institute (ICPI), Bucharest RO, e-mail: icpi@icpi.ro
  - ²University Bucharest, RO
  ABSTRACT. Use of collagen as drug release system is very comprehensive and varied from the viewpoint of structural patterns and bioactive composites with various drugs. In this work the compatibility between the collagen and drug – gentamicin as such and conditioned by drying as crosslinked and non-crosslinked matrices was investigated with the view of obtaining systems of controlled release of drugs.
  
  KEY WORDS: collagen, controlled drug release system, gentamicin, bioactive composite
Eco Label
- Pages 11-23
  Laurenţia ALEXANDRESCU
  - INCDTP - Leather and Footwear Research Institute (ICPI), Bucharest, RO, icpi@icpi.ro
  ABSTRACT. In this work is aimed the single system the eco label award in Romania.
  
  KEY WORDS: eco label, system, footwear
Study on the Foot Anthropometric Map in Children of 3 – 6 Years Old
- Pages 24-31
  Marina MALCOCI
  - Technical University Chisinau, MD
  ABSTRACT. The anthropometric map of the feet in children under the school age was investigated in this work. Study has covered a number of 130 subjects, girls and boys of 3 – 6 years old in Republic of Moldavia. Feet characteristics were studied based on the sex and geographical area. The study results have revealed significant differences from a geographical area to another.
  
  KEY WORDS: anthropometric map, feet characteristics, sex and geographical area