Thermoanalytical methods applied to medicine

Glass, Beverley D., and Brown, Michael E. (2009) Thermoanalytical methods applied to medicine. Pure and Applied Chemistry, 81 (10). pp. 1881-1888.

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Abstract

Thermoanalytical methods have found increasing application in medicine due to the improved sensitivity and usability of the available instrumentation. Studies have identified important findings applied to medicine, including information on the thermal properties of the skin and the effect of insertion into body cavities of implants and prosthetics. These studies have explored the thermal stability of various materials to provide insight into drug penetration in order to design drug delivery systems, which are not only safe but capable of delivering improved and predictable therapeutic outcomes for patients. Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) has also been applied to the study of disease states such as diabetes, where changes in the collagen structure of the skin, which may lead to long-term complications in these patients, can be detected. Although these results may at this stage not have significant clinical implications, they do provide medical researchers with a starting point for future investigations. The application of these techniques has been further extended to examinations of body systems and other disease states. The key for the future will be the ability of these techniques not only to provide information on alterations in these biological systems, but also to determine whether these alterations are clinically relevant.

Item ID: 9804
Item Type: Article (Research - C1)
ISSN: 1365-3075
Keywords: disease states; implants; medicine; prosthetics; skin; thermoanalytical methods
Date Deposited: 21 Apr 2010 23:38
FoR Codes: 11 MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES > 1115 Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences > 111504 Pharmaceutical Sciences @ 100%
SEO Codes: 92 HEALTH > 9299 Other Health > 929999 Health not elsewhere classified @ 100%
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