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This study investigated pressure-induced starch gelatinisation in water and milk suspensions. A rheological method, termed ‘pasting curves’, provided an objective and analytical means to determine the degree of pressure-induced starch gelatinisation. In addition, a polarised light microscope was used to observe birefringence of the starch granules and the degree of starch swelling was measured. The preliminary investigation into pressure-induced gelatinisation of six different starches showed that potato starch was the most pressure resistant and was not gelatinised after a pressure treatment of 600 MPa for 30 min at 20 °C. Waxy rice, waxy corn and tapioca starches showed complete gelatinisation after the same treatment while normal rice and normal corn starches were only partially gelatinised despite the disappearance of birefringence. Based on the preliminary study, two starches (normal and waxy rice starches) were selected for more detailed studies. The effects of treatment conditions (pressure, temperature and duration) on the gelatinisation were investigated with these selected starches. The degree of gelatinisation was dependent on the type of starch and the treatment conditions. The results also indicated that different combinations of the treatment conditions (e.g. high treatment pressure for a short time and low treatment pressure for a longer time) could result in the same degree of gelatinisation. Both starch types exhibited sigmoidal-shaped pressure-induced gelatinisation curves and there was a linear correlation between the degree of swelling and the apparent viscosity of the starch suspension. After treatments at =500 MPa for 30 min at 20 °C, both starches lost all birefringence although the apparent viscosity and the degree of swelling of normal rice starch did not increase to the same extent as observed in waxy rice starch. Pressure-induced gelatinisation of starch was retarded when starch was suspended in skim milk. This was attributed to the effect of soluble milk minerals and lactose present in the milk whereas milk proteins (casein and whey) did not affect the degree of gelatinisation at the levels present in 10% total solids skim milk. The presence of soluble milk and/or lactose may lead to less effective plasticising of starch chains by the suspension medium. Interactions between milk components and starch molecules may also play a role in retarding gelatinisation by reducing the mobility of starch chains. The functionality of starch in a dairy application was tested using acid milk gels as a model system. Skim milk with added starch (waxy rice or potato starch) was either pressure treated (500 MPa, 20°C, 30 min) or heat treated (80°C, 30 min) and subsequently acidified to form acid milk gels. The addition of waxy rice starch resulted in firmer acid milk gels, and increasing the amount of starch caused an increase in the firmness of both pressure-treated and heat-treated samples. However, pressure-treated samples with added potato starch did not show significant changes in the firmness whereas the heat-treated counterparts showed a marked increase in the firmness as the level of potato starch increased. The difference between the effects of the two different starches can be explained by the extent of starch gelatinisation in skim milk. Starch granules absorb water during gelatinisation whether induced by pressure or heat which effectively increases milk protein concentration in the aqueous phase to form a denser protein gel network on acidification. The firmness of acid milk gels can be increased by adjusting the pH at pressure or heat treatment to higher than the natural pH of milk. The effect of pH at pressure or heat treatment and addition of starch on the acid milk gel firmness was additive and independent of each other up to a starch addition level of 1%. This study provided an insight into pressure-induced gelatinisation of starch by showing gelatinisation properties of starches of different botanical origins and the effects of the treatment conditions (treatment pressure, treatment temperature and duration) on the degree of gelatinisation. Furthermore, the results from the pressure treatments of starch in dairy-based suspensions showed that pressure-induced gelatinisation was affected by other components in the system. These results demonstrate the importance of understanding the gelatinisation properties of starch in complicated food systems in which a number of other components are present. In terms of the application of starch in dairy systems, when starch was added to milk and gelatinised by pressure treatment, the acid milk gel produced by subsequent acidification was firmer than the acid milk gel made from skim milk alone.

This study investigated pressure-induced starch gelatinisation in water and milk suspensions. A rheological method, termed ‘pasting curves’, provided an objective and analytical means to determine the degree of pressure-induced starch gelatinisation. In addition, a polarised light microscope was used to observe birefringence of the starch granules and the degree of starch swelling was measured. The preliminary investigation into pressure-induced gelatinisation of six different starches showed that potato starch was the most pressure resistant and was not gelatinised after a pressure treatment of 600 MPa for 30 min at 20 °C. Waxy rice, waxy corn and tapioca starches showed complete gelatinisation after the same treatment while normal rice and normal corn starches were only partially gelatinised despite the disappearance of birefringence. Based on the preliminary study, two starches (normal and waxy rice starches) were selected for more detailed studies. The effects of treatment conditions (pressure, temperature and duration) on the gelatinisation were investigated with these selected starches. The degree of gelatinisation was dependent on the type of starch and the treatment conditions. The results also indicated that different combinations of the treatment conditions (e.g. high treatment pressure for a short time and low treatment pressure for a longer time) could result in the same degree of gelatinisation. Both starch types exhibited sigmoidal-shaped pressure-induced gelatinisation curves and there was a linear correlation between the degree of swelling and the apparent viscosity of the starch suspension. After treatments at =500 MPa for 30 min at 20 °C, both starches lost all birefringence although the apparent viscosity and the degree of swelling of normal rice starch did not increase to the same extent as observed in waxy rice starch. Pressure-induced gelatinisation of starch was retarded when starch was suspended in skim milk. This was attributed to the effect of soluble milk minerals and lactose present in the milk whereas milk proteins (casein and whey) did not affect the degree of gelatinisation at the levels present in 10% total solids skim milk. The presence of soluble milk and/or lactose may lead to less effective plasticising of starch chains by the suspension medium. Interactions between milk components and starch molecules may also play a role in retarding gelatinisation by reducing the mobility of starch chains. The functionality of starch in a dairy application was tested using acid milk gels as a model system. Skim milk with added starch (waxy rice or potato starch) was either pressure treated (500 MPa, 20°C, 30 min) or heat treated (80°C, 30 min) and subsequently acidified to form acid milk gels. The addition of waxy rice starch resulted in firmer acid milk gels, and increasing the amount of starch caused an increase in the firmness of both pressure-treated and heat-treated samples. However, pressure-treated samples with added potato starch did not show significant changes in the firmness whereas the heat-treated counterparts showed a marked increase in the firmness as the level of potato starch increased. The difference between the effects of the two different starches can be explained by the extent of starch gelatinisation in skim milk. Starch granules absorb water during gelatinisation whether induced by pressure or heat which effectively increases milk protein concentration in the aqueous phase to form a denser protein gel network on acidification. The firmness of acid milk gels can be increased by adjusting the pH at pressure or heat treatment to higher than the natural pH of milk. The effect of pH at pressure or heat treatment and addition of starch on the acid milk gel firmness was additive and independent of each other up to a starch addition level of 1%. This study provided an insight into pressure-induced gelatinisation of starch by showing gelatinisation properties of starches of different botanical origins and the effects of the treatment conditions (treatment pressure, treatment temperature and duration) on the degree of gelatinisation. Furthermore, the results from the pressure treatments of starch in dairy-based suspensions showed that pressure-induced gelatinisation was affected by other components in the system. These results demonstrate the importance of understanding the gelatinisation properties of starch in complicated food systems in which a number of other components are present. In terms of the application of starch in dairy systems, when starch was added to milk and gelatinised by pressure treatment, the acid milk gel produced by subsequent acidification was firmer than the acid milk gel made from skim milk alone.

This study investigated pressure-induced starch gelatinisation in water and milk suspensions. A rheological method, termed ‘pasting curves’, provided an objective and analytical means to determine the degree of pressure-induced starch gelatinisation. In addition, a polarised light microscope was used to observe birefringence of the starch granules and the degree of starch swelling was measured. The preliminary investigation into pressure-induced gelatinisation of six different starches showed that potato starch was the most pressure resistant and was not gelatinised after a pressure treatment of 600 MPa for 30 min at 20 °C. Waxy rice, waxy corn and tapioca starches showed complete gelatinisation after the same treatment while normal rice and normal corn starches were only partially gelatinised despite the disappearance of birefringence. Based on the preliminary study, two starches (normal and waxy rice starches) were selected for more detailed studies. The effects of treatment conditions (pressure, temperature and duration) on the gelatinisation were investigated with these selected starches. The degree of gelatinisation was dependent on the type of starch and the treatment conditions. The results also indicated that different combinations of the treatment conditions (e.g. high treatment pressure for a short time and low treatment pressure for a longer time) could result in the same degree of gelatinisation. Both starch types exhibited sigmoidal-shaped pressure-induced gelatinisation curves and there was a linear correlation between the degree of swelling and the apparent viscosity of the starch suspension. After treatments at =500 MPa for 30 min at 20 °C, both starches lost all birefringence although the apparent viscosity and the degree of swelling of normal rice starch did not increase to the same extent as observed in waxy rice starch. Pressure-induced gelatinisation of starch was retarded when starch was suspended in skim milk. This was attributed to the effect of soluble milk minerals and lactose present in the milk whereas milk proteins (casein and whey) did not affect the degree of gelatinisation at the levels present in 10% total solids skim milk. The presence of soluble milk and/or lactose may lead to less effective plasticising of starch chains by the suspension medium. Interactions between milk components and starch molecules may also play a role in retarding gelatinisation by reducing the mobility of starch chains. The functionality of starch in a dairy application was tested using acid milk gels as a model system. Skim milk with added starch (waxy rice or potato starch) was either pressure treated (500 MPa, 20°C, 30 min) or heat treated (80°C, 30 min) and subsequently acidified to form acid milk gels. The addition of waxy rice starch resulted in firmer acid milk gels, and increasing the amount of starch caused an increase in the firmness of both pressure-treated and heat-treated samples. However, pressure-treated samples with added potato starch did not show significant changes in the firmness whereas the heat-treated counterparts showed a marked increase in the firmness as the level of potato starch increased. The difference between the effects of the two different starches can be explained by the extent of starch gelatinisation in skim milk. Starch granules absorb water during gelatinisation whether induced by pressure or heat which effectively increases milk protein concentration in the aqueous phase to form a denser protein gel network on acidification. The firmness of acid milk gels can be increased by adjusting the pH at pressure or heat treatment to higher than the natural pH of milk. The effect of pH at pressure or heat treatment and addition of starch on the acid milk gel firmness was additive and independent of each other up to a starch addition level of 1%. This study provided an insight into pressure-induced gelatinisation of starch by showing gelatinisation properties of starches of different botanical origins and the effects of the treatment conditions (treatment pressure, treatment temperature and duration) on the degree of gelatinisation. Furthermore, the results from the pressure treatments of starch in dairy-based suspensions showed that pressure-induced gelatinisation was affected by other components in the system. These results demonstrate the importance of understanding the gelatinisation properties of starch in complicated food systems in which a number of other components are present. In terms of the application of starch in dairy systems, when starch was added to milk and gelatinised by pressure treatment, the acid milk gel produced by subsequent acidification was firmer than the acid milk gel made from skim milk alone.

Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-11T19:25:33Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2009-07-23Bitstream added on 2014-06-13T19:32:46Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 silveira_jb_me_ilha.pdf: 1625672 bytes, checksum: 5fb649c1f1320fe8b2df5942ab03558b (MD5) / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) / O presente trabalho visou a produção e o estudo das propriedades físicas de amostras de resina epóxi transparente dopadas com diferentes concentrações de nanocristais de sulfeto de cádmio (CdS). As técnicas de difração de raios-X, espectroscopia no infravermelho, espectroscopia Raman e calorimetria diferencial de varredura (DSC) foram utilizadas para estudar as propriedades estruturais. Espectroscopias de refletância e de transmitância foram utilizadas para obter a dispersão do índice de refração e do coeficiente de extinção na região do UV-Vis para amostras dopadas com diferentes concentrações de CdS. A técnica do ângulo de Brewster foi também utilizada para determinar o índice de refração das diferentes amostras. Os valores dos índices de refração obtidos através das medidas de refletância e de transmitância na região do UV-Vis e da técnica do ângulo de Brewster foram comparados e os resultados mostraram que a técnica do ângulo de Brewster além de apresentar valores que conferem com a literatura apresentou valores com alta precisão. Foram realizadas medidas de birrefringência opticamente. Foram obtidos resultados da birrefringência fotoinduzida por um fóton para diferentes concentrações de CdS por amostra e para diferentes intensidades da luz de excitação. Os resultados foram quantificados utilizando alguns dos principais modelos teóricos, onde foi observado que a resina epóxi pura apresenta birrefringência fotoinduzida e a adição do CdS contribui para o aumento da birrefringência. / The present work sought production and study of the physical properties of samples of transparent epoxy resin doped with different concentrations of structures of cadmium sulfide (CdS) nanocrystals. X-ray diffraction, infrared spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy e differential scanning calorimetry techniques were used to study their structural properties. Reflectance and transmittance spectroscopy were used to obtain of the refraction index and of the extinction coefficients dispersion in the UVVis region for doped samples with different concentrations of CdS. The Brewster angle technique also was used to determine the refraction index of the different samples. The refraction index values obtained using the reflectance and transmittance measurement in the UV-Vis region and Brewster angle technique were compared and the results showed that the Brewster angle technique besides presents values that check with the literature, presented values with high precision. Measurements of optically induced birefringence were accomplished. Were obtained results of the photo induced birefringence by a photon for different concentrations of CdS for sample and for different intensities of the excitement light. The results were quantified using some of the principal theoretical models, where was observed that the pure epoxy resin presents photo induced birefringence and the addition of the CdS contributes to the increase of the birefringence.

Este trabalho tem como objetivos projetar, construir e caracterizar experimentalmente metamateriais quirais bi-planares para faixa de micro-ondas com o objetivo de investigar a rotação de campo como transdutor em aplicações de biossensoriamento. As estruturas metamateriais estudadas foram primeiramente modeladas e caracterizadas com o uso de aplicativos computacionais comerciais baseadas no método dos elementos finitos, onde os parâmetros geométricos das estruturas foram definidos para operarem na faixa de 8GHz a 12GHz. A partir dos projetos das estruturas simuladas, os metamateriais foram construídos e caracterizados experimentalmente. No estágio de fabricação, foi desenvolvida uma técnica inédita de confecção de metamateriais em placas de circuito impresso flexível. Esta técnica, baseada no processo tradicional de fabricação de placas de circuito impresso, utiliza uma combinação de filmes finos de alumínio e folhas plásticas adesivas flexíveis formando, assim, uma folha metalizada fina e flexível. Além de ser tão eficiente quanto o método convencional, a abordagem proposta utiliza materiais de baixo custo, podendo ser adaptada a outros substratos de qualquer material, formato e espessura. Também foram projetadas e construídas placas de metamateriais com geometrias similares via método tradicional (FR4 e cobre) com o objetivo de validar os procedimentos propostos neste trabalho. A caracterização experimental dos metamateriais quirais foi realizada, por meio de antenas cornetas e analisador de redes. As propriedades efetivas do meio (quiralidade, ângulo de azimute, elipticidade, e índice de refração) foram obtidas a partir dos parâmetros-S do material, por meio de um método de extração de parâmetros. Como esperado, os resultados experimentais tiveram boa concordância com os obtidos numericamente. Por fim, foi proposta uma aplicação de metamaterial quiral utilizando suas características de rotação de campo como transdutor para a medida de glicose em amostras aquosas. No experimento proposto, o ângulo de azimute de uma onda plana polarizada que atravessa o material foi obtido numericamente e sua rotação de campo foi diretamente correlacionada com a concentração de glicose. Os resultados indicaram uma elevada sensibilidade mesmo para baixas concentrações de glicose, demonstrando que a rotação de campo pode realmente ser utilizada para este propósito. / This work focus on the design, fabrication and experimental characterization of bi-planar chiral metamaterials in the microwave frequency range aiming at investigating field rotation as a possible transductor for biosensig applications. First, the metamaterial structures were simulated with commercial-based finite element methods, where the structures geometric parameters were defined to operate in the range of 8-12 GHz. Next, the metamaterials were fabricated and characterized experimentally. We have also developed a new technique for making metamaterials on flexible printed circuit boards. This proposed technique, based on traditional processes of printed circuit boards fabrication, utilizes combination of thin aluminum films and adhesive flexible plastic foils, thus forming a thin, flexible metallic foil. In addition to being as efficient as the conventional method, the proposed approach utilizes low cost materials with low insertion loss that can be adapted to substrates of any material, shape and thickness. We have also designed and fabricated metamaterials with similar geometries via the traditional circuit board method (FR4 and copper) in order to validate the procedures proposed in this work. The experimental characterization of the chiral metamaterials was carried out with antenna horns and a network analyzer. The effective medium parameters (chirality, azimuth angle, ellipticity, and refractive index) were then obtained from the Sparameters of the material via a parameter extraction method. The experimental results were in good agreement with those obtained numerically. Finally, we proposed a new chiral metamaterial application using its field rotation characteristics as a transductor for measuring glucose concentration in aqueous solutions. In the proposed experiment, the azimuth angle of a polarized plane wave propagating through the material was numerically calculeted and its polarization field rotation was directly correlated with the glucose concentration. The results indicated a very high sensitivity even for very low glucose concentrations, indicating that field rotation can indeed be used for this purpose.

Polímeros contendo grupos azo-benzênicos têm sido estudados devido a sua capacidade para óptica não linear, formação de superfícies de relevo e de birrefringência fotoinduzida. O fator que possibilita essas aplicações é a propriedade de fotoisomerização reversível trans-cis-trans do grupo azo que produz a sua reorientação molecular. Neste trabalho foram produzidos filmes casting do poliuretano MDI-DR19 derivado de azo-benzeno. Estudou-se o crescimento e decaimento da birrefringência para diferentes valores de potência da luz de excitação da fotoisomerização. Os resultados experimentais do crescimento e decaimento foram analisados usando duas exponenciais e eles mostraram que o polímero MDI-DR19 apresenta boas características para utilização em armazenamento óptico pois cerca de 65% da birrefringência induzida no material permanece por longos intervalos de tempo. Ilustramos o processo de armazenamento de informação gravando uma imagem de birrefringência num filme de MDI-DR19. Foram também produzidas grades de relevo em filmes de MDI-DR19 utilizando franjas de interferência produzidas com luz de polarização P e S. Essas grades apresentaram alta uniformidade e características compatíveis com as mostradas na literatura. / Polymers containing azobenzenic groups have been studied due to their applications on non-linear optics, surface relief gratings (SRG) and photoinduced anisotropy for optical storage. The reversal photoisomerization trans-cis-trans property of the azo group induces a molecular reorientation. In this work, cast films of na azobenzene derivative, the polyurethane MDI-DR19, were studied. The build-up and decay of the birefringence were studied as a function of the photoisomerization exciting light power. The data of the build-up and decay of the birefringence were fitted with a bi-exponential function, which shows the stability of the MDI-DR19 for application in optical storage, since 65% of the induced birefringence remains after a long time. The optical storage is illustrated by recording a birefringence image in a film of MDI-DR19. It was also performed a SRG over films of MDI-DR19 applying an interference finger pattern with a P and S polarized light. The light induced gratings shows good uniformity and characteristics compatible with those presented in the literature.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-03-15T19:37:43Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Priscila Romagnoli.pdf: 2103605 bytes, checksum: 61f6314f8d7400988a432b7a4793d4be (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013-01-24 / Photonic crystal fibers have been proposed as single-polarization (or polarizing) fibers with important applications being demonstrated, for example, in telecommunications, sensing and georeferencing. Although the vast majority of reported studies have focused on the numerical analysis of the performance of PCFs with specific and unconventional designs, post-processing PCFs also allows for great flexibility in altering the characteristics of guidance. In this work, the structure of a commercial, highly birefringent, PCF, with different holes diameters, has been locally changed using a tapering technique, which reduces the transverse dimensions of the fiber, with the application of pressure in the holes. This process was implemented to create 1-cm-long sections with a 66% reduction in their cross-sectional dimensions, through the application of pressure using two different schemes. It is numerically and experimentally shown that the two resulting structures are polarizing. In the first scheme, the same pressure is applied to all holes, resulting in a polarizing PCF at a wavelength of 633 nm, with an experimentally obtained polarization extinction ratio (PER) of 6.44 dB. In the second scheme, the applied pressure was different for the large and small holes, resulting in a polarizing PCF for the 1510-1590 nm wavelength range, with an experimentally obtained PER of more than 30 dB. Both the simplicity of the method and the resulting PER compares favorably with alternative methods to create polarizing conventional and photonic crystal fibers. / Fibras de cristal fotônico (PCFs, do inglês photonic crystal fibers) vêm sendo propostas como fibras polarizadoras, com importantes aplicações sendo demonstradas, por exemplo, em telecomunicações, sensoriamento e georreferenciamento. Apesar da vasta maioria dos trabalhos reportados analisarem numericamente o desempenho de PCFs com designs específicos e não convencionais, o pós-processamento em PCFs comerciais permite grande flexibilidade na alteração das características de guiamento. Neste trabalho, a estrutura de uma PCF altamente birrefringente comercial, com capilares de diferentes diâmetros, foi alterada localmente utilizando uma técnica de afilamento (tapering), que reduz as dimensões transversais da fibra, com aplicação de pressão nos capilares. Este processo foi implementado para criar seções de 1 ���� de extensão com uma redução nas dimensões transversais de 66%, aplicando-se pressão de duas formas diferentes. Demonstra-se numérica e experimentalmente que as duas estruturas resultantes são polarizadoras. Na primeira forma, aplicou-se uma única pressão em todos os capilares, resultando em uma PCF polarizadora no comprimento de onda de 633 ����, com uma razão de extinção de polarização (PER) experimentalmente obtida de 6,44 ����. Já na segunda forma aplicaram-se pressões diferentes nos capilares grandes e pequenos, o que resultou em uma PCF polarizadora para a faixa de comprimentos de onda que se estende de 1510 ���� a 1590 ����, com uma PER experimentalmente obtida superior a 30 ����. Tanto a simplicidade do método quanto a PER resultante possuem resultados positivos em comparação a métodos alternativos para a produção de fibras convencionais e fibras de cristal fotônico polarizadoras.

Orientador: Hugo Enrique Hernández Figueroa / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Engenharia Elétrica e de Computação / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-20T00:08:18Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Medeiros_IuryZottele_M.pdf: 3756653 bytes, checksum: 16ee5515887e880053bfa81297f49352 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012 / Resumo: Atualmente as fibras ópticas microestruturadas (FOMs) estão sendo cada vez mais exploradas por possuírem geometricamente um maior grau de liberdade em seu projeto, além da possibilidade do uso de materiais não usados em fibras convencionais, proporcionando características ópticas antes inalcançáveis. Sendo assim, através do uso do programa para obtenção de modos de propagação pelo método dos elementos finitos totalmente vetorial disponível no grupo do Prof. Dr. Hugo E. H. Figueroa, foram apresentadas técnicas de simulação em FOMs multimodais, as quais foram implementadas em FORTRAN e adicionadas ao programa principal. Neste trabalho também foi estudado os esforços mecânicos gerados pelo o uso de diferentes materiais na constituição da FOM em seu processo de fabricação. Tais esforços são conhecidos como tensão residual térmica e proporcionam variações anisotrópicas dos índices de refração dos meios que compõem as FOMs. Primeiramente o cálculo das tensões residuais foi feito analiticamente para uma geometria generalizada de FOM, e então tratando-as como uma pertubação no modo propagante analisado anteriormente pelo programa de análise modal. Por ultimo foi implementado um código para o cálculo estimativo da birrefringência de fase e de grupo levando em conta os esforços mecânicos induzidos no processo de fabricação, portanto o objetivo final foi alcançado / Abstract: Nowadays micro-structured optical fibers (MOFs) are being increasingly exploited since they have a greater geometrical flexibility in its project, in addition to the possibility of using un-conventional materials, providing optical features unreachable before. Therefore, a full-vectorial finite element modal solver developed by Prof. Dr. Hugo E. H. Figueroa's group was used, since it has already proved its efficiency. New techniques for multimodal MOFs simulation were presented, they were implemented using FORTRAN and then added to the main program to make the search for the propagation constants easier. Mechanical stress was also studied. It is generated by the use of different materials whithin the MOF constitution, in its manufacturing process. These stresses are known as thermal residual stresses and they provide variations of the anisotropic refractive indexes of the MOFs media. First, the calculation of the residual stresses was done analytically for a general geometry of MOF, and then they were treated as perturbations in the propagating mode, discussed previously by the full-vectorial finite element modal solver. Finally a code was implemented to estimate the phase and group birefringence, considering the mechanical stresses induced in the manufacturing process, therefore the ultimate goal was achieved / Mestrado / Telecomunicações e Telemática / Mestre em Engenharia Elétrica

A proposta deste estudo foi comparar a eficácia de tratamento da aplicação tópica de hidrocortisona, do ultra-som terapêutico e da fonoforese no processo de reparo do tendão de Aquiles (tendo calcaneus) de ratos, após tenotomia. O grupo controle foi definido como tenotomizados com simulação da aplicação sônica e tendões não tenotomizados. Os dois grupos tratados com ultra-som terapêutico foram no modo pulsado. A irradiação do ultra-som terapêutico foi realizada na freqüência de 1 MHz e uma intensidade de 0.5 Watts por centímetro ao quadrado (SATA), por cinco minutos cada sessão. No 13° dia de pós-operatório, os tendões foram removidos e analisados por meio da microscopia de luz polarizada, com o propósito de investigar e medir a organização das fibras de colágeno, por meio da birrefringência. Os resultados demonstraram que o grupo tratado com a aplicação tópica de hidrocortisona apresentou valores estatísticos similares ao grupo que recebeu simulação sônica, indicando que não houve penetração da hidrocortisona e que as moléculas de colágeno responderam a estimulação ultra-sônica. Tal fato acontece provavelmente originado pelo efeito piezoelétrico que o ultra-som causa no tecido. O tratamento com fonoforese demonstrou ser o método mais eficiente, devido a maior birrefringência, revelando melhor organização e agregação das fibras de colágeno. Esses achados permitem concluir que o ultra-som terapêutico estimula a aceleração do processo de reparo tecidual e induz a penetração transcutânea da hidrocortisona a 10% numa concentração terapêutica / The purpose of this study was to compare the treatment efficacy of topic hydrocortisone appliance, therapeutic ultrasound and phonophoresis on the rats’ Achilles tendon (tendo calcaneus) repair process after tenotomy. The control group was designed in tenotomized with sham sonic application and non-tenotomized tendons. The two treated groups with therapeutic ultrasound was made in a pulsed mode. The irradiation of therapeutic ultrasound was performed at a frequency of 1 MHz and an intensity of 0.5 Watts for square centimeter (SATA), for five minutes each session. On the 13 th postoperative day, the tendons were removed and analyzed using the polarized light microscopy, with the purpose to detect and measure the organization of collagen fibers through birefringence. The results showed that the treated group with the hydrocortisone topic appliance showed similar statistician values of group that received sham sonic treatment, indicating that not have delivery transdermal and that the molecule of collagen respond to the ultrasonic stimulation. This fact occurs probably by piezoelectric effect originated by ultrasound on the tissue. The treatment with phonophoresis demonstrated being the method more efficient, due the high birefringence, revealing the best organization and aggregation of collagen fibers. These findings allow conclude that the therapeutic ultrasound stimulate the acceleration of tissue repair process and induce the transdermal delivery of hydrocortisone 10% in a therapeutic concentration