Advanced Skin Antisepsis: Application of UVA-Cleavable Hydroxyethyl Starch Nanocapsules for Improved Eradication of Hair Follicle-Associated Microorganisms

    February 2023 in “ Pharmaceutics ”
    Loris Busch, Anna Maria Hanuschik, Yuri Avlasevich … Paula Zwicker
    Studysummary This study suggests that UVA-responsive nanocapsules may provide an effective method for skin antisepsis by releasing ethanol and reducing microorganisms within hair follicles on ex vivo porcine ear skin.
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