Thymol nanospheres as an effective anti-bacterial agent

International Journal of Pharmaceutics

Volumn 434, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 360-365

  Wattanasatcha, Anna ^a   Rengpipat, Sirirat ^a   Wanichwecharungruang, Supason ^a  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Antibacterial activity; Encapsulation; Nanoparticle; Preservative; Thymol

Indexed keywords

CARVACROL; CITRONELLAL; COSMETIC; ESSENTIAL OIL; EUGENOL; METHYL PARABEN; NANOSPHERE; TERPINEN 4 OL; THYMOL;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG FORMULATION; ENCAPSULATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; IN VITRO STUDY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SUSPENSION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CELLULOSE; COSMETICS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EXCIPIENTS; GELS; METHYLCELLULOSE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; NANOSPHERES; PARABENS; PARTICLE SIZE; PRESERVATIVES, PHARMACEUTICAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SKIN CREAM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; THYMOL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84864137682     PISSN: 03785173     EISSN: 18733476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2012.06.017     Document Type: Article

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