The Potential Impact of Biofield Energy Treatment on the Physical and Thermal Properties of Silver Oxide Powder

What is it about?

Silver oxide has gained significant attention due to its antimicrobial activities. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of biofield energy treatment on the physical and thermal properties of silver oxide (Ag2O). The silver oxide powder was divided into two parts, one part was kept as control and another part was received Mr. Trivedi’s biofield energy treatment. The control and treated samples were analyzed using X-ray diffraction (XRD), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), and Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy. The XRD diffractogram showed that the crystallite size of treated sample was significantly altered on the planes (200), (311), and (220) by 100, 150 and -25% respectively, with respect to control. The DSC result exhibited that the thermal energy required to decompose the silver oxide to silver and oxygen was altered from -12.47 to 71.58% in treated samples as compared to the control. TGA showed that the onset temperature of thermal degradation was reduced from 335°C (control) to 322.4°C. In addition, the rate of weight loss in treated sample was increased by 4.14% as compared to the control. Besides, the FT-IR did not show any alteration in absorption wavenumber of treated sample as compared to the control. Hence, the XRD, DSC and TGA data revealed that the biofield energy treatment has a significant impact on the physical and thermal properties of silver oxide powder. Therefore, the biofield energy treatment might improve the dissolution rate in formulation and bioavailability of treated silver oxide as compared to control.

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Why is it important?

Silver (Ag) is a naturally occurring ductile and malleable element. It has higher thermal and electrical conductivity among all metals [1]. In addition, metallic silver has been used in several medical application which includes surgical prosthesis and splints, and coinage [2]. The antibacterial properties of silver is known to world from ancient times [3]. Recently, silver compounds such as silver chloride, silver nitrate, and silver oxide also gained significant attention due to their antimicrobial properties [4]. Allahverdiyev et al. reported that the silver oxide has an antibacterial effect against drug-resistant bacteria and leishmania parasites [5] Also, the presence of silver oxide in glassy system showed its significant effect against Eschierchia coli and Salmonella and Pseudomonas bacteria [6]. It is also reported that the efficacy of drug is highly depends on their physical and thermal properties [7, 8]. Thus, it is important to study a treatment strategy i.e. biofield energy treatment, which may modify the physical and thermal properties of the silver oxide. The National center for Complementary and alternative medicine (NCCAM) has recommended uses of alternative CAM therapies (e.g. healing therapy) in the healthcare sector [9]. Besides, a human has the capability to harness the energy from the environment/Universe and transmit it to any object around the Globe. The object(s) receive the energy and respond into a useful way that is called biofield energy, and this process is known as biofield energy treatment. Mr. Trivedi’s unique biofield energy treatment (The Trivedi Effect®) had been studied in various scientific fields such as material science [10-12], microbiology [13] and agricultural [14]. The biofield energy treatment has significantly altered the physical and thermal properties in cadmium [15] and magnesium [16]. Recently, our group reported that biofield treatment has altered the bond length of Ti-O in barium titanate [17]. Therefore, based on excellent outcomes with biofield energy treatment on metals and ceramics, this work was undertaken to evaluate the effect of this treatment on the physical and thermal properties of the silver oxide powder using X-ray diffraction (XRD), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), and Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy.

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