N.AHILA V.C.M.

DHANUSURYA

The human foot one of the most complex parts of the body A newborns foot structure is composed of relatively soft and flexible cartilage A childs first year - important in the development of healthy feet for life

Ill-fitting socks or footwear- vulnerable to injury or deformity Many adult foot ailments originate in childhood Stiff shoes - inhibit a childs growing muscles from strengthening and balancing

Strong and breathable Natural versatile material Durable and comfortable Natural material with insulation property

To develop upper leather for children footwear with special properties, which includes but not limited to the softness, stretchiness (non-elastic) and devoid of any harmful chemicals Meet the specifications for children footwear - both physical and chemical properties Skin-friendly Leathers

Raw Material: Cow, Goat and sheepskins Pre-Tanning: Cleaner pre tanning operations such as enzyme only or enzyme assisted unhairing Tanning: Chrome-free or Less-chrome combination tanning method

Choice of chemicals will be based on the REACH specifications Use of light weight polymeric syntans Use of synthetic and semi-synthetic fat liquors Use of Light weight fat liquors based on phosphate esters Use of brighter coloured dyes Use of aqueous based finishing system Avoid formaldehyde based fixing during finishing of leathers

Developed goat upper with conventional process Carried out physical testing of the developed leathers Developing glove leathers from goat skins using conventional process

Tensile strength 18.15 Mpa Elongation at break 58.72 % Tear strength 55.08 N/mm Grain crack load 33.33 kg Distension 8.14 mm Colour & light fastness 4 grey scale standard

Proposed to develop soft leathers from goat, sheep and Cow leathers Developed leathers will be treated as control Developed leathers to be sent to footwear factory for making shoes Feedbacks from them will be taken as input for further process modifications