Browsing Health Sciences by Subject "Nano-emulsion"
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Formulation and topical delivery of a safflower oil nano-emulsion containing artemether
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)Cutaneous tuberculosis (CTB), one of the forms of extra-pulmonary tuberculosis (TB), occurs 1.5% of the time when the Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacterium enters the skin, either through direct contact or through airborne ... -
Topical delivery of clofazimine from an avocado oil nano-emulsion
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)The skin is the largest organ of the human body (Finch, 2003:29). The outermost layer of the skin, the stratum corneum, offers a protective barrier that prevents foreign substances from penetrating into the body through ... -
Transdermal delivery of selected statins formulated in apricot kernel oil emulsions
(North-West University (South-Africa). Potchefstroom Campus, 2019)Statins are the leading active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) in the oral treatment of elevated cholesterol levels in the bloodstream. Oral administered statins claim to have gastro-intestinal side-effects, which could ... -
Transdermal delivery of selected statins formulated in grapeseed oil emulsions
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2020)Hypercholesterolemia can be described as high levels of low-density lipoproteins (LDL) that accumulate in the cells of the body including the liver, spleen and the intestines. Cholesterol is eliminated by increasing ... -
The use of grapeseed oil emulsions for the transdermal delivery of selected statins
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2020)Statins are used for the medical treatment of hypercholesterolemia, but after oral administration, it may cause gastro-intestinal disturbances and first-pass hepatic metabolism may decrease the bioavailability. Hence, the ...