Formulation and evaluation of an effective pH balanced topical antimicrobial product containing tea tree oil

Pharmazie

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 208-211

  Biju, S S ^a   Ahuja, Alka ^a   Khar, R K ^a   Chaudhry, R ^b  

^a HAMDARD UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BENTONITE; CALAMINE; CITRIC ACID; ESSENTIAL OIL; GLYCEROL; GLYCEROL STEARATE; KAOLIN; LIPOSOME; METHYL PARABEN; MYRISTIC ACID ISOPROPYL ESTER; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; POLYSORBATE 80; POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE; PROPYLENE GLYCOL; TEA TREE OIL;

AGAR GEL DIFFUSION; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CLAY; COLLOID; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DILUTION; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG SCREENING; MICROEMULSION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PH; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; THERMOSTABILITY;

ACNE VULGARIS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; CHEMISTRY, PHARMACEUTICAL; COLLOIDS; DRUG STABILITY; EMULSIONS; HEAT; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LIPOSOMES; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; TEA TREE OIL;

EID: 16244384593     PISSN: 00317144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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