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Bentonite, Bandaids, and Borborygmi

Overview of attention for article published in Elements: An International Magazine of Mineralogy, Geochemistry, and Petrology, May 2009
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  • In the top 25% of all research outputs scored by Altmetric
  • Among the highest-scoring outputs from this source (#25 of 296)
  • High Attention Score compared to outputs of the same age (93rd percentile)

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Title
Bentonite, Bandaids, and Borborygmi
Published in
Elements: An International Magazine of Mineralogy, Geochemistry, and Petrology, May 2009
DOI 10.2113/
Pubmed ID
Authors

L. B. Williams, S. E. Haydel, R. E. Ferrell

Abstract

The practice of eating clay for gastrointestinal ailments and applying clay topically as bandaids for skin infections is as old as mankind. Bentonites in particular have been used in traditional medicines, where their function has been established empirically. With modern techniques for nanoscale investigations, we are now exploring the interactions of clay minerals and human pathogens to learn the lessons that Mother Nature has used for healing. The vast surface area and chemical variability of hydrothermally altered bentonites may provide a natural pharmacy of antibacterial agents.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Unknown 15 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 1 7%
Unknown 14 93%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Chemistry 1 7%
Unknown 14 93%
Attention Score in Context

Attention Score in Context

This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 16. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 02 May 2023.
All research outputs
#2,085,402
of 23,767,404 outputs
Outputs from Elements: An International Magazine of Mineralogy, Geochemistry, and Petrology
#25
of 296 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#6,341
of 94,853 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Elements: An International Magazine of Mineralogy, Geochemistry, and Petrology
#1
of 4 outputs
Altmetric has tracked 23,767,404 research outputs across all sources so far. Compared to these this one has done particularly well and is in the 91st percentile: it's in the top 10% of all research outputs ever tracked by Altmetric.
So far Altmetric has tracked 296 research outputs from this source. They typically receive a little more attention than average, with a mean Attention Score of 7.5. This one has done particularly well, scoring higher than 91% of its peers.
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