October 2023 in “Journal of Molecular Liquids” This study demonstrated that imidazole-based ionic liquids, particularly [Emim]DEP, effectively dissolved yak hair keratin, maintaining its structure better than other tested solvents, and also performed well on human hair and goat wool, with consistent performance even after five recycling cycles.
1 citations
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September 2025 in “Scientific Reports” This study reported that a colistin sulfate-loaded nanoemulgel showed improved antimicrobial activity and skin permeability compared to a CS solution, suggesting a potential new approach for treating severe infections caused by multidrug-resistant bacteria.
21 citations
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July 2010 in “International Journal of Cosmetic Science” This study found that hair luster decreases with age in Japanese females, primarily due to an irregular increase in fiber curvature which affects hair alignment.
11 citations
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January 2006 in “International Journal of Cosmetic Science” Some oils can penetrate hair and reduce the stickiness between fibers, but mineral oil cannot.
9 citations
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June 1947 in “Analytical Chemistry” Cold waving solutions quickly reduce cystine to cysteine in hair.
80 citations
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August 2022 in “Materials Today Bio” This study developed a double-network hydrogel using polyacrylamide and catechol-chitosan to enhance mechanical properties and promote drug release, aiding in inflammation regulation and wound healing for chronic wounds with challenging microenvironments.
23 citations
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October 2021 in “AAPS PharmSciTech” 64 citations
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October 2017 in “Colloids and surfaces. B, Biointerfaces” In this study, researchers found that chitosan-coated PLGA nanoparticles improved the iontophoretic transdermal delivery of the positively charged hydrophilic drug donepezil hydrochloride in an ex vivo rat skin model, achieving 2.2 times higher skin accumulation compared to non-coated nanoparticles.
8 citations
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January 2025 in “Gels” This study developed cilostazol-loaded formulations for nose-to-brain delivery, finding that these formulations improved cilostazol's bioavailability by enhancing solubility, absorption, and permeability, achieving nearly 100% drug release in vitro within 2 hours.
October 2014 in “Microscopy” This study found that using ionic liquid for specimen preparation allowed for observation of dermal papilla cells and their cilia in near-living conditions, reducing damage typically caused by conventional preparation methods.
4 citations
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December 2024 in “Gels” This study observed that a dual-loaded niosomal in situ gel delivered effective antimicrobial and antioxidant properties for potential ophthalmic applications, showing superior inhibition of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus adhesion.
32 citations
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January 2008 in “Journal of Microencapsulation” In this study, nanocapsule-based preparations containing hinokitiol promoted hair growth in mice comparably to Minoxidil solution, as indicated by photographic and histological analysis.
23 citations
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March 2019 in “Environmental Chemistry Letters” This review examines the role of cyclodextrins in improving the solubility, stability, and bioavailability of steroid drugs but does not report new experimental findings.
2 citations
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October 2025 in “Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy” This study found that cepharanthine may be a promising treatment for enterovirus infections, as it offered full protection to mice against lethal EV71 challenges and reduced viral titers and pathology.
10 citations
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April 2020 in “Journal of surfactants and detergents” This study found that shampoos with sugar-derived surfactants improved hair cleansing properties, were less cytotoxic, and resulted in easier hair combing compared to formulations containing sodium laureth sulfate.
14 citations
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February 2025 in “Pharmaceutics” This review highlights recent advancements in using niosomes as nanocarriers for improved delivery and sustained release of active cosmetic compounds, discussing their properties, applications, and future potential in cosmetic chemistry.
June 2025 in “Healthy-Mu Journal” The optimized Cinchonine gel effectively fights acne bacteria and is safe for twice-daily use.
12 citations
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November 2020 in “Pharmacognosy Journal” This study found that 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate is the optimal ionic liquid solvent for extracting quercetin from Nothopanax scutellarium leaves.
47 citations
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September 2015 in “Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology” This article reviews various strategies, primarily developed by the Turin University Pharmaceutical Technology group, for increasing entrapment efficiency of hydrophilic molecules in nanoparticulate systems and reports no clinical results.
6 citations
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January 2024 in “ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters” This study found that the alkaloids cepharanthine and berbamine bind to SK2 and SK3 channel subtypes with affinities that match their concentrations active against various diseases, prompting further investigation into SK channels' role in their therapeutic effects.
April 2024 in “JMR. Journal of molecular recognition/Journal of molecular recognition” This study found that hydrophilic carbon dots (Lys-CA-CDs) induced bovine serum albumin to form more wormlike fibrils, while inhibiting hen egg white lysozyme from forming hair-like fibrils.
1 citations
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May 2025 in “Natural Products and Bioprospecting” In this study, PEVIII, a nanocomposite chitosan-coated vesicle containing both α-hederin and hederacoside C, demonstrated notable antibacterial activity against Pseudomonas aeruginosa in a keratitis model, showing significant lesion reduction, tissue improvement, and decreased bacterial load and inflammatory markers compared to other treatments.
October 2022 in “ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces” This study reports that the newly developed SA-Ca(II) hydrogel has tunable mechanical properties, high biocompatibility, and potential applications in wearable protections and stimuli-responsive electronics.
August 2021 in “Josai University Repository of Academia (Josai University)” This study found that Sol/ASC-DP nanoparticles could enhance the skin permeability of minoxidil due to improved stability and hydrophobic interactions in the nanoparticle structure.
January 2022 in “Physics and Chemistry of Liquids” This study investigated the solubility of minoxidil in various solvent mixtures and applied multiple models to understand solute-solvent interactions and energy dynamics.
84 citations
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April 2013 in “Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology” This review discusses the current research and development of mannosylerythritol lipids, particularly focusing on their potential commercial applications in cosmetics; it reports no new results.
55 citations
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January 2002 in “Journal of liposome research” This research explores developing liposomal formulations to enhance the delivery of difficult-to-absorb agents directly to hair follicles and sebaceous glands, with minoxidil and plasmid DNA as study molecules.
44 citations
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January 2010 in “International journal of trichology” This article discusses the complexity of selecting hair cleansing products and conditioners and reports no new scientific findings or results.
40 citations
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June 2013 in “Molecular Pharmaceutics” This study demonstrates that transfected epidermal stem cells using a novel 3D transfection system significantly enhanced wound healing and may serve as an effective therapeutic agent and gene delivery method for wound treatment.
30 citations
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July 2010 in “Experimental Dermatology” This article reviews the role of polyamines in hair follicle growth and discusses potential therapeutic applications but provides no new clinical results.