ABSTRACT
Since the first virus was identified in the early last century, many kinds of different viruses have been discovered until now that can harm a human being. One of these is severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) or well known as coronavirus, which has pushed the entire world into a deadly pandemic. The pandemic has been affecting public health, employment, lifestyle, and the entire food system. To protect our house, workplace, and heavily populated areas such as markets and hospitals from being infected by the virus, it needs to be stopped in every possible way to be spread. Footwear is one of the potential sources of contamination and possible carrier of the virus, especially if it touches an infected place or someone who has already infected sneezes or coughs nearby. Since most footwear is made of leather, rubber, and plastic, the virus can live on these for many days at room temperature. Even footwear can be a breeding ground for bacteria and viruses as it comes in contact with dirt and germs more than anything else. In this paper, a smart device for disinfecting footwear has been proposed for crowded premises. The sensing device will automatically sense the visitor’s presence at the entrance and will disinfect his footwear by spraying disinfecting agent underneath the footwear or foot. This disinfecting station will allow visitors to disinfect their footwear without stopping and will ensure effecting sanitization of the entire sole even if the sole has deep flex grooves or high heels. © 2022, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd.