Micro and nanoencapsulation of bioactive compounds for agri-food applications: A review

JL Guía-García, AV Charles-Rodríguez… - Industrial Crops and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Bioactive compounds (BCs) extracted from plants have been under study since ancient
times due to their outstanding features such as antioxidant, anticancer, anti-inflammatory …

Wild plants used as herbs and spices in Italy: An ethnobotanical review

R Motti - Plants, 2021 - mdpi.com
Wild edible plants are an essential component of people's diets in the Mediterranean basin.
In Italy, ethnobotanical surveys have received increasing attention in the past two centuries …

Application of nanotechnology incorporated with natural ingredients in natural cosmetics

SH Mohd-Setapar, CP John, H Mohd-Nasir, MM Azim… - Cosmetics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Technology and environmental innovations always have a growing emphasis and have
affected various industries. Since the cosmetics industry is highly competitive and …

“Smart” antimicrobial nanocomplexes with potential to decrease surgical site infections (SSI)

Z Edis, S Haj Bloukh, MR Ibrahim, H Abu Sara - Pharmaceutics, 2020 - mdpi.com
The emergence of resistant pathogens is a burden on mankind and threatens the existence
of our species. Natural and plant-derived antimicrobial agents need to be developed in the …

Comparative analysis of the antimicrobial activity of essential oils and their formulated microemulsions against foodborne pathogens and spoilage bacteria

R Campana, M Tiboni, F Maggi, L Cappellacci… - Antibiotics, 2022 - mdpi.com
The antimicrobial activity of several essential oils (EOs) and their related microemulsions
(MEs) was investigated. EOs were obtained from Cannabis sativa L. cv CS (C. sativa) …

Investigation and Biological Assessment of Rumex vesicarius L. Extract: Characterization of the Chemical Components and Antioxidant, Antimicrobial, Cytotoxic, and …

SA Salama, ZE Al-Faifi, MF Masood, YA El-Amier - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
The objective of this study was to assess the biological potency and chemical composition of
Rumex vesicarius aboveground parts using GC–MS. In this approach, 44 components were …

Antibiotic properties of Satureja montana L. hydrolate in bacteria and fungus of clinical interest and its impact in non-target environmental microorganisms

MR Pino-Otín, C Gan, E Terrado, MA Sanz… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
The aim of this study was to analyse the microbicidal and microbiostatic activity of S.
montana hydrolate L., the water-soluble fraction of the hydro-distillation process used to …

Antimicrobial essential oil formulation: Chitosan coated nanoemulsions for nose to brain delivery

F Rinaldi, A Oliva, M Sabatino, A Imbriano, PN Hanieh… - Pharmaceutics, 2020 - mdpi.com
Brain infections as meningitis and encephalitis are attracting a great interest. Challenges in
the treatment of these diseases are mainly represented by the blood brain barrier (BBB) that …

Variability in Biological Activities of Satureja montana Subsp. montana and Subsp. variegata Based on Different Extraction Methods

M Aćimović, O Šovljanski, L Pezo, V Travičić, A Tomić… - Antibiotics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Winter savory (Satureja montana L.) is a well-known spice and medicinal plant with a wide
range of activities and applications. Two subspecies of S. montana, subsp. montana and …

Development of phytochemical delivery systems by nano-suspension and nano-emulsion techniques

G Zuccari, S Alfei - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
The awareness of the existence of plant bioactive compounds, namely, phytochemicals
(PHYs), with health properties is progressively expanding. Therefore, their massive …