Antimicrobial Plant Extracts Encapsulated into Polymeric Beads for Potential Application on the Skin

In this study, the in vitro bacterial growth inhibition, antioxidant activity and the content in bioactive components of Plectranthus barbatus, P. hadiensis var. tomentosus, P. madagascarensis, P. neochilus and P. verticillatus aqueous extracts were investigated and compared by three extraction meth...

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Main Authors: Patrícia Rijo, Diogo Matias, Ana S. Fernandes, M. Fátima Simões, Marisa Nicolai, Catarina Pinto Reis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-02-01
Series:Polymers
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/6/2/479