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Rheological properties of silicone gels for scar treatment
Khorsand, Ghazal ; Šnejdrová, Eva (advisor) ; Paraskevopoulos, Georgios (referee)
Charles University, Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradci Králové Department of Pharmaceutical Technology Supervisor: PharmDr. Eva Šnejdrová, Ph.D. Student: Ghazal Khorsand Title thesis: Rheological properties of silicone gels for scar treatment The thesis is focused on testing of the flow and viscoelastic properties of the scar treatment silicone-based gels, either commercially available or newly formulated gels under development. The theoretical part deals with the scar formation, silicone in scar treatment, and characterization of the gels. In the experimental part, rotational and oscillation tests were performed using a rotational rheometer. The obtained flow curves were fitted by Newton or Power law models. The shear viscosity, coefficient of consistency, and index of flow behaviour were used for gel characterization and comparison. The highest viscosity revealed in the ScarEsthetique cream, followed by RejuvaSil gel. Surprisingly, the Stratamed scar gel and Scar gel Dr. Max showed the lowest viscosity, even lower than the formulations at the development stage. Despite the name "gel", they behave as Newtonian fluids. The elastic modulus G', viscous modulus G'', and complex modulus G*, phase angle , the gel point, and linear viscoelastic region LVER were selected to describe the viscoelastic behaviour...
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