Preliminary studies of rosmarinic acid microencapsulation with chitosan and modified chitosan for topical delivery

Rosmarinic acid (RA) is a naturally occurring phenolic compound with antioxidant, anti-carcinogenic and anti-inflammatory activities, amongst others, and is therefore a compound of interest for cosmetic applications. However RA instability, poor solubility in water and low partition coefficient cons...

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Main Author: F. Casanova (author)
Other Authors: B. N. Estevinho (author), L. Santos (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2016
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10216/102814
Country:Portugal
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