来自Copahue的帕拉芬化物配方:加工,表征和应用
Micaela A Sanchez1,2, Miria T Baschini1,2, Manuel Pozo3
1Engineering School, Comahue National University, Neuquén 8300, Argentina.
Materials (Basel, Switzerland)
|July 29, 2023
概括
一种新的泥包,结合了药用石和Copahue peloids,提供全年治疗潜力. 这种稳定,可重复使用的配方保留了硫和粘土等关键成分,用于有效的热疗法,克服了可访问性挑战.
科学领域:
- 材料科学 材料科学 材料科学
- 治疗方式 治疗方式
- 生物医学工程 生物医学工程
背景情况:
- 来自阿根廷的Copahue peloids具有治疗骨关节和皮肤病的治疗特性,主要是由于硫含量和热治疗潜力.
- 地理和季节性可访问性挑战限制了全年使用天然Copahue peloids.
- 需要开发一种稳定,可访问的热治疗材料.
研究的目的:
- 通过将药用石膏与脱水的Copahue peloids相结合来制定和描述一种新的泥包.
- 评估开发的泥包的热疗性质和稳定性,以便全年应用.
主要方法:
- 皮洛伊德-胺泥包被准备的皮洛伊德度高达10% w/w.
- 材料的特征包括X射线衍射 (XRD),红外 (IR) 光谱和差分扫描热度计 (DSC).
- 通过测量冷却速度来评估热性能,并在10个加热-冷却周期中评估稳定性.
主要成果:
- XRD证实了泥包中存在硫的存在,而红外光谱检测发现了药用石和矿物质粘土成分 (Si-O振动在1041 cm-1的6%和10%度).
- 泥包呈现出理想的低亮度和灰色色调,提高了患者的接受度和辐射吸收.
- 泥包表现出较慢的热释放 (0.6°C·分钟-1),相比佩洛伊德,表明适合用于热疗法. 在10个重复使用周期后,稳定性得到维持.
结论:
- 开发的皮洛伊德-甲泥包成功地结合了Copahue皮洛伊德的关键治疗成分.
- 该配方表现出有利的热性能和稳定性,使其成为全年热疗法应用的有希望的候选人.
- 这项创新提供了一个可扩展的解决方案,以克服自然皮质的可访问性限制.
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