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ArticleGels (Basel, Switzerland)2024

Development, Optimization, and Evaluation of New Gel Formulations with Cyclodextrin Complexes and Volatile Oils with Antimicrobial Activity.

Alina Ionela Stancu, Eliza Oprea, Lia Mara Dițu, Anton Ficai, Cornelia-Ioana Ilie, Irinel Adriana Badea, Mihaela Buleandra, Oana Brîncoveanu, Mihaela Violeta Ghica, Ionela Avram and 2 more

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Article in Gels (Basel, Switzerland), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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7 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Alina Ionela StancuDepartment Science and Engineering of Oxide Materials and Nanomaterials, Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, National University of Science and Technology Politehnica Bucharest, 1-7 Polizu Street, 011061 Bucharest, Romania.
Eliza OpreaDepartment of Botany and Microbiology, Faculty of Biology, University of Bucharest, Portocalilor 1-3, 060101 Bucharest, Romania.ORCID 0000-0001-7051-4136
Lia Mara DițuDepartment of Botany and Microbiology, Faculty of Biology, University of Bucharest, Portocalilor 1-3, 060101 Bucharest, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-6593-255X
Anton FicaiDepartment Science and Engineering of Oxide Materials and Nanomaterials, Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, National University of Science and Technology Politehnica Bucharest, 1-7 Polizu Street, 011061 Bucharest, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-1777-0525
Cornelia-Ioana IlieDepartment Science and Engineering of Oxide Materials and Nanomaterials, Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, National University of Science and Technology Politehnica Bucharest, 1-7 Polizu Street, 011061 Bucharest, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-5504-5156
Irinel Adriana BadeaDepartment of Analytical Chemistry and Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Bucharest, 90-92 Panduri Street, 050663 Bucharest, Romania.
Mihaela BuleandraDepartment of Analytical Chemistry and Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Bucharest, 90-92 Panduri Street, 050663 Bucharest, Romania.
Oana BrîncoveanuNational Institute for Research and Development in Microtechnologies, 126A Erou Iancu Nicolae Street, 077190 Bucharest, Romania.
Mihaela Violeta GhicaDepartment of Physical and Colloidal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Carol Davila, 6 Traian Vuia Street, 020956 Bucharest, Romania.ORCID 0000-0001-6853-9203
Ionela AvramMICROGEN Research Centre, Faculty of Biology, University of Bucharest, Portocalilor 1-3, 060101 Bucharest, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-9171-0846
Cristina Elena Dinu PîrvuDepartment of Physical and Colloidal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Carol Davila, 6 Traian Vuia Street, 020956 Bucharest, Romania.
Magdalena MititeluDepartment of Clinical Laboratory and Food Safety, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Carol Davila, 6 Traian Vuia Street, 020956 Bucharest, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-8448-5054

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study aimed to develop and evaluate hydrogels containing a cyclodextrin complex with clove essential oil and other free volatile oils with antimicrobial properties (tea tree and rosemary essential oils), focusing on their pharmaco-technical and rheological characteristics. The formulations varied in the Carbopol 940 (a hydrophilic polymer) and volatile oils' concentrations. Rheological analysis indicated that the gels displayed pseudoplastic behavior, with the flow index (n) values below 1, ensuring appropriate consistency and handling. The results showed that increasing the Carbopol concentration significantly enhanced the yield stress, consistency index, and viscosity, with gel B, containing 1% Carbopol, 1.5% tea tree essential oil, and 1.5% rosemary essential oil, demonstrating optimal stability and rheological properties. At the same time, the concentration of volatile oils was found to modulate the gels' flow parameters, but their effect was less pronounced than that of the gel-forming polymer. Antimicrobial testing revealed that both gel B and gel E (containing 1% Carbopol, 2% tea tree essential oil, and 2% rosemary essential oil) exhibited antimicrobial activity against Gram-positive, Gram-negative bacteria, and

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antimicrobial agentshydrogelsvolatile oilsβ-cyclodextrin complex

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PMID39451298
PMCPMC11506868

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