Nanodispersed UV blockers in skin-friendly silica vesicles with superior UV-attenuating efficiency
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2014
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Zhang, J.
Raphael, A.P.
Yang, Y.
Popat, A.
Prow, T.W.
Yu, C.
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Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 2014; 2(44):7673-7678
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Using a pig ear skin model, it is demonstrated that silica vesicles show higher skin safety compared to dense silica nanoparticles with similar sizes. A hydrophobic UV blocker is efficiently dispersed in silica vesicles in an amorphous state, leading to ultrahigh UV-attenuating efficiency and a sun protection factor of 100 in a sunscreen formulation.
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Data source: Supplementary information, http://www.rsc.org/suppdata/tb/c4/c4tb01332h/c4tb01332h1.pdf
Link to a related website: https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:344776/UQ344776_OA.pdf, Open Access via Unpaywall
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Copyright 2014 The Royal Society of Chemistry