Encapsulation of essential oils within a polymeric liposomal formulation for enhancement of antimicrobial efficacy

Natural Product Communications

Volumn 5, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1401-1408

  Van Vuuren, Sandy F ^a   Du Toit, Lisa C ^a   Parry, Ashleigh ^a   Pillay, Viness ^a   Choonara, Yahya E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Artemisia afra; Essential oils; Eucalyptus globulus; Layer by layer self deposition; Liposomes; Melaleuca alternifolia; Polymer coating

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CHITOSAN; DISTEAROYLPHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; DISTEAROYLPHOSPHATIDYLETHANOLAMINE; ESSENTIAL OIL; EUCALYPTUS OIL; LIPOSOME; POLYMER; TEA TREE OIL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTEMISIA; ARTEMISIA AFRA; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG COATING; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG POTENTIATION; DRUG STABILITY; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ENCAPSULATION; EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS; EVAPORATION; FRACTIONAL INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; LIPOSOMAL DELIVERY; MELALEUCA; MICROBIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; TECHNIQUE; CHEMISTRY;

ARTEMISIA AFRA; EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS; MELALEUCA ALTERNIFOLIA;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ARTEMISIA; EUCALYPTUS; LIPOSOMES; MELALEUCA; OILS, VOLATILE; POLYMERS;

EID: 77956708368     PISSN: 1934578X     EISSN: 15559475     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1934578x1000500912     Document Type: Article

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