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10. Investigation of Negative Charge Generation by Silicone
Materials of Different Shapes
Tosa Y, Hosaka Y, Tsutsumi K, Satoh K, Yokohama T
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Showa University
School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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The application of silicone materials is being tested in the treatment
of hypertrophic scars and keloids. Application to hypertrophic scars is
useful for involution, and the involvement of negative charge generation
has been suggested. We conducted a comparative investigation of the
differences in negative charge generation values due to different shapes
of silicone materials. The materials used were silicone cushion with a
high-viscosity silicone oil enclosed in the silicone capsule, silicone
gel sheet and silicone cream. Negative charge was measured using an
electrostatic potential meter (JNM-ECA500) and the measurement values
examined comparatively. Generation of negative charge was highest with
silicone cushion, followed by silicone gel sheet, and silicone cream.
Silicone cushion is designed to generate a static electric field of a
structural negative charge, and the generation of significantly strong
negative potential was measured. |
