J.L. Legido

Study of Microalgal Peloids Prepared with Laias Mineral-Medicinal Water for Use in Pelotherapy

Peloids are thermotherapeutic agents used in several spas and thermal centers; their behavior depends on their physical properties, and these determine their forms of application. This work focuses on the study of the thermophysical properties of the mixtures of a clay, Laias min...

Thermophysical behavior of clinically relevant peloid formulations: a study using residual smectitic soils and mineralized waters

Abstract Thermotherapy is widely used in thermal centers and can be beneficial for certain pathologies. Peloids are mixtures of fine-grained clay materials and waters of different mineralization and are commonly applied in thermotherapy, where key performance parameters include s...