Effect of far-infrared fabrics on proliferation and invasion of breast cancer cells
International Journal of Clothing Science and Technology
ISSN: 0955-6222
Article publication date: 11 August 2022
Issue publication date: 26 September 2022
Abstract
Purpose
In order to study whether far-infrared fabrics can be used as a garment for breast cancer patients, or as an adjuvant rehabilitation underwear for breast cancer patients after postoperative radiotherapy and chemotherapy, to eliminate tissue edema. To explore the effect of different far-infrared fabrics on the proliferation and invasion of breast cancer cells as a basic in vitro study.
Design/methodology/approach
Six kinds of fabrics of the same specification with different far-infrared nanoparticles were selected. MCF7 and Bcap37 breast cancer cells were used to study the effect of far-infrared fabrics on cell proliferation and invasion. Six kinds of far-infrared fabrics were used to culture breast cancer cells and explore their effects on breast cancer cell growth and the difference between different far-infrared fabrics.
Findings
It is found that the far-infrared emissivity of six kinds of fabrics are different, among which tea carbon fabric is the highest, followed by volcanic fabric, graphene fabric and biomass graphene fabric are the lowest. The results show that the far-infrared fabrics can significantly inhibit the proliferation and invasion of breast cancer cells, the higher the far-infrared emissivity is, and the longer the time of far-infrared radiation, the more significant the inhibition effect is.
Originality/value
Far-infrared fabrics can inhibit proliferation and invasion of breast cancer cells in vitro. Therefore, far-infrared fabrics can be used for adjuvant rehabilitation of breast cancer patients. This conclusion provides a basis for the application of far-infrared functional fabrics in the medical field. This conclusion provides a basis for the application of far-infrared functional fabrics in medical field.
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Acknowledgements
Funding: The New Product Program for Science Technology Department of Zhejiang Province (2018D60SA733456).
Declaration of conflicting interests: No potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship and/or publication of this article.
Citation
Mu, Y., Jin, Z., Yan, Y. and Tao, J. (2022), "Effect of far-infrared fabrics on proliferation and invasion of breast cancer cells", International Journal of Clothing Science and Technology, Vol. 34 No. 6, pp. 933-946. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJCST-10-2021-0156
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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