Ultrasound Gel
Diagnostic ultrasound utilizes high-frequency sound waves to produce images of body internal organs and soft tissues. But sound waves cannot travel very well through air, that’s why Supreme CareTM Ultrasound Transmission Gel is required. The Supreme CareTM Ultrasound Transmission Gel does not only squish the air from between the probe and the skin but it also provides lubrication for movement. It is used frequently in most hospitals, clinics and therapist centers. This gel serves as conductive medium that covers tiny pockets of air in the skin, enabling a tight bond between the skin and the transducer, letting the waves transmit directly to the tissues beneath and to the parts that image to be needed. It is formulated in such a way that gel can act as a coupling agent and reduce static.
It has an anti-inflammatory effect on the skin. It provides improved conductivity; hence the gel using it creates an optimal contact between the device and the skin. It is cheaper and widely available too. Its gentle formulation is perfect for patients with sensitive skin due to its hypoallergenic properties. The prepared formulation showed good spreadability, no evidence of phase separation and good consistency during the study.
Available in 250 g bottles and 5 Kg jars
Physicochemical properties of the formulated ECG gel
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Property
Result
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Visual Clarity and Appearance
Clarity is one of the most important characteristic features of this gels. This formulation was of high clarity, transparent, smooth homogeneous texture, and glossy appearance.
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Transparency
The formulated gel is transparent.
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Homogeneity
The formulation was tested for the homogeneity by visual appearance and by touch, result showed appearance and touch was good and non greasy.
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pH of the Gel
The pH of the gel is in between 6.8 to 7 which is good for skin.
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Thermal Stability Test
There is no effect of rise of temperature on its formulation physicochemical properties.
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Removal
The gel applied on skin is easily removable by rubbing with tissue paper
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Spreadability Test
This gel has good spreadable property.
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Viscosity
The viscosity of gel was very good which indicates that the gel is easily spreadable by small amounts of shear.
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Skin Irritation Test
The gel shows no redness, oedema, inflammation and irritation during irritancy studies. This gel is safe to use for skin.
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Accelerated Stability Testing
The formulation was kept both at room and elevated temperature and observed on 0th, 5th, 10th, 15th and 20th day for the all evaluation parameters. The stability results showed that the gel is good.
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Microbial Growth Test
There were no signs of microbial growth after incubation period of 24 hours at 37ºC for the sample gel compared with the control.
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Conductivity Test
The gel is having good conductivity.
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Image Quality
The ultrasound transmission gel was applied to a pregnant woman for ultrasonography and hence a clear and good quality image of the fetus was obtained from the ultrasonogram). This proved that the gel was acceptable for ultrasonography as no other problem was arrived.
Features:
- Highly Conductive
- Non-Staining
- Water Soluble
- Anti-Bacterial
- Neutral pH
- Non-Toxic
- Highly Viscous
- Non Sticky
- Long Lasting
- Easy to Clean