Desenvolvimento e avaliação de placa polimérica derivada de óleo de mamona para termoterapia / Development and evaluation of a polymeric plate derived from castor oil to thermotherapy

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DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2010

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The objective of this work is to develop, characterize and evaluate, from the viewpoint of volunteers, a Polymeric Plate Derived from Castor Oil (PPDCO) for thermotherapeutic application. The PPDCO has utility similar to the gel or hot water bags, which are commercially available, attaching well to the patients body and molding to it without variation in thickness, allowing more uniform temperature exchange in the application region. The requirements of the PPDCO were determined by analysis of scientific references that indicated the performance factors required in thermotherapy, and the development was iterative, being the formulation of the polymer derived from castor oil modified according to the characteristics obtained in the previous manufactured prototype, until producing plates that completely fulfill the proposed requirements. Three plates were prepared (5, 10 and 15 mm) and tested for heat retention, heat exchange, thermogravimetry and differential scanning calorimetry. It was selected a coating material for the PPDCOs capable of withstanding the operating temperature, non-toxic, aseptic, non-allergenic and flexible, and it was also made a 100% cotton wrap, to facilitate the PPDCO application, eliminating the use of towels. To evaluate the clinical applicability of PPDCOs, 30 volunteers underwent its application for 20 minutes and answered a questionnaire using the Likert scale about subjective parameters such as comfort, thermal sensation, light touch, appearance, and express their opinion about the developed material. The results showed that the developed plate reaches a maximum temperature of 80.1 + OU -0.8 Celsius degrees after 15.0 min of heating in water initially at boiling temperature and, if applied in these conditions, increases skin temperature above 40 Celsius degrees, which is the clinic temperature, in 3.0 min, keeping it above this value up to 32.5 min after contact with the skin. The responses of the volunteers indicated their acceptance, being the PPDCO a viable product for clinical application.

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termoterapia polymer castor oil polímero Óleo de mamona thermotherapy

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