Characterization and mosquito repellent activity of citronella oil nanoemulsion

International Journal of Pharmaceutics

Volumn 372, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 105-111

  Sakulku, Usawadee ^a   Nuchuchua, Onanong ^a   Uawongyart, Napaporn ^b   Puttipipatkhachorn, Satit ^c   Soottitantawat, Apinan ^d   Ruktanonchai, Uracha ^a  

^a NATIONAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AGENCY   (Thailand)

^b Department for Development of Traditional and Alternative Medicine   (Thailand)

^c MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^d CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Citronella oil; Glycerol; High pressure homogenization; Mosquito repellent; Nanoemulsion

Indexed keywords

CITRONELLAL; GLYCEROL; SURFACTANT;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG STABILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IN VIVO STUDY; INSECT BITE; NANOEMULSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN PROTECTION; SLOW RELEASE FORMULATION; VISCOSITY;

ANIMALS; CULICIDAE; EMULSIONS; HUMANS; INSECT REPELLENTS; NANOPARTICLES; PARTICLE SIZE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT OILS;

EID: 64549152449     PISSN: 03785173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2008.12.029     Document Type: Article

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