Four common test strains were used to analyse the effect of the hygiene function of ThermiCare Sanitizer and ThermiCareRefresher on micro-organisms.

• Staphilococcus aureus
• Aspergillus fumigatus
• Candida albicans
• Trichophyton mentagrophytes

An insole was inoculated with a suspension of the respective pathogen and inserted into a boot on four different positions. The samples were collected after six hours and compared.