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Biocompatible Nutmeg Oil-Loaded Nanoemulsion as Phyto-Repellent by Mohd Narawi, Masturah ;Chiu, Hock Ing ;Yong, Yoke Keong ;Mohamad Zain, Nur Nadhirah ;Ramachandran, Muggundha Raoov ;Tham, Chau Ling ;Samsurrijal, Siti Fatimah ;Lim, Vuanghao is a Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology article available to read on EtoBox.
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Plant essential oils are widely used in perfumes and insect repellent products. However, due to the high volatility of the constituents in essential oils, their efficacy as a repellent product is less effective than that of synthetic compounds. Using a nanoemulsion as a carrier is one way to overcome this disadvantage of essential oils. Nutmeg oil-loaded nanoemulsion (NT) was prepared using a high speed homogenizer and sonicator with varying amounts of surfactant, glycerol, and distilled water. Using a phase diagram, different formulations were tested for their droplet size and insect repellent activity. The nanoemulsion containing 6.25% surfactant and 91.25% glycerol (NT 6) had the highest percentage of protection (87.81%) in terms of repellent activity among the formulations tested for the 8 h duration of the experiment. The droplet size of NT 6 was 217.4 nm, and its polydispersity index (PDI) was 0.248. The zeta potential value was –44.2 mV, and the viscosity was 2.49 Pa.s at pH 5.6. The __in vitro__ release profile was 71.5%. When the cytotoxicity of NT 6 at 400 μg/mL was tested using the MTS assay, cell viability was 97.38%. Physical appearance and stability of the nanoemulsio
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- Author
- Mohd Narawi, Masturah ;Chiu, Hock Ing ;Yong, Yoke Keong ;Mohamad Zain, Nur Nadhirah ;Ramachandran, Muggundha Raoov ;Tham, Chau Ling ;Samsurrijal, Siti Fatimah ;Lim, Vuanghao
- Publisher
- Frontiers; Frontiers Media SA; Frontiers Media S.A.; Lausanne: Frontiers Media S.A., 2010- (ISSN 1663-9812)
- Published
- 2020
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (Life Sciences)