biostudies-literatureUnknown69(9)Mourelle MLUniversidade de VigoPeloids are therapeutic agents used in thermal medical / spa centers for the treatment of several ailments, mainly rheumatological diseases, sport injuries and dermato logical disorders. Peloids are composed by a mixture of a solid phase (clay, silt, peat, etc.), a liquid phase (mineral-medicinal water or seawater/salt-lake water), and a biological phase which include cyanobacteria and/or microalgae. This work describes the process of formulating a peloid from mineral-medicinal water (Balneario El Raposo), a solid clayey substrate, a microalga (Monoraphidium pusillum), and rosmarinic acid for use in muscular-skeletal disorders. In order to evaluate its thermotherapeutic potential, thermophysical properties have been studied. The development of a "phyto-peloid" could be of interest in orderInternational journal of biometeorology2103-2113https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC12479575biostudies-literatureDevelopment of a microalgal peloid for thermotherapeutic uses.PMC12479575Legido JLCortes IGomez CPde la Cruz MCMCortes GMourelle MLfalseDevelopment of a microalgal peloid for thermotherapeutic uses.Peloids are therapeutic agents used in thermal medical / spa centers for the treatment of several ailments, mainly rheumatological diseases, sport injuries and dermato logical disorders. Peloids are composed by a mixture of a solid phase (clay, silt, peat, etc.), a liquid phase (mineral-medicinal water or seawater/salt-lake water), and a biological phase which include cyanobacteria and/or microalgae. This work describes the process of formulating a peloid from mineral-medicinal water (Balneario El Raposo), a solid clayey substrate, a microalga (Monoraphidium pusillum), and rosmarinic acid for use in muscular-skeletal disorders. In order to evaluate its thermotherapeutic potential, thermophysical properties have been studied. The development of a "phyto-peloid" could be of interest in order2025-01-01T00:00:00Z2025 Sep2026-06-03T22:52:35.939Z2026-05-02T03:11:59.406ZS-EPMC124795754066839710.1007/s00484-025-02967-8