Evidence map›Paper›PMID 27247965›Full record

ArticleTheScientificWorldJournal2016

Development and Evaluation of Stability of a Gel Formulation Containing the Monoterpene Borneol.

Milla Gabriela Belarmino Dantas, Silvio Alan Gonçalves Bomfim Reis, Camila Mahara Dias Damasceno, Larissa Araújo Rolim, Pedro José Rolim-Neto, Ferdinando Oliveira Carvalho, Lucindo José Quintans-Junior, Jackson Roberto Guedes da Silva Almeida

Open access · goldAbstract read
In one paragraph

Article in TheScientificWorldJournal, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 85 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
85citing papers in PubMed
3.3field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

85 citing papers in PubMed, 296 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Trial
  2. Article
  3. Development of Pharmabiotic Gel-Serums withGels (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
    Article
  4. Article
  5. Unlocking Potential ofGels (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
    Article
  6. Article
  7. Relevance of topical application of minoxidil laden nano-lipid for hair growth enhancement.Saudi pharmaceutical journal : SPJ : the official publication of the Saudi Pharmaceutical Society · 2025
    Article
  8. Article
  9. Article
  10. Article
  11. Review
  12. Review
  13. Article
  14. Article
  15. Article
  16. Advances in pharmacological and pharmaceutical sciences · 2025
    Article
  17. Article
  18. Article
  19. Article
  20. Article

25 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Milla Gabriela Belarmino DantasCenter for Studies and Research of Medicinal Plants, Federal University of Vale do São Francisco, 56.304-205 Petrolina, PE, Brazil.
Silvio Alan Gonçalves Bomfim ReisCenter for Studies and Research of Medicinal Plants, Federal University of Vale do São Francisco, 56.304-205 Petrolina, PE, Brazil.
Camila Mahara Dias DamascenoCenter for Studies and Research of Medicinal Plants, Federal University of Vale do São Francisco, 56.304-205 Petrolina, PE, Brazil.
Larissa Araújo RolimCenter for Studies and Research of Medicinal Plants, Federal University of Vale do São Francisco, 56.304-205 Petrolina, PE, Brazil.
Pedro José Rolim-NetoFederal University of Pernambuco, 50.670-901 Recife, PE, Brazil.
Ferdinando Oliveira CarvalhoFederal University of Vale do São Francisco, 56.304-205 Petrolina, PE, Brazil.
Lucindo José Quintans-JuniorDepartment of Physiology, Federal University of Sergipe, 49.100-000 São Cristóvão, SE, Brazil.
Jackson Roberto Guedes da Silva AlmeidaCenter for Studies and Research of Medicinal Plants, Federal University of Vale do São Francisco, 56.304-205 Petrolina, PE, Brazil.
Universidade Federal do Vale do São Francisco · BRUniversidade Federal de Pernambuco · BRUniversidade Federal de Sergipe · BR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Borneol is a bicyclic monoterpenoid alcohol commonly used in traditional Chinese and Indian medicine. It is extracted from the essential oil of various medicinal plants. It has antibacterial, analgesic, and anti-inflammatory action proven in studies that used oral and intraperitoneal applications of this monoterpene in mice. The current study was designed to develop a topical gel formulation containing the monoterpene borneol using carbopol as gel base and to evaluate its stability. The prepared formulation was subjected to physical characterization and physical-chemistry assessment. The gel was prepared from carbopol and 5% of borneol. The prepared gel was subjected to pharmacotechnical tests such as its pH, viscosity, conductivity, spreadability, centrifugation, and accelerated stability with freezing-thaw cycle. The borneol was successfully incorporated into the carbopol formulation. Borneol gel (BG5) showed good stability after eight months of its development and after 12 days in the freeze-thaw cycle, not showing statistical difference in pH value, conductivity, and viscosity before and after test. Furthermore, the formulation showed a good spreadability. Therefore, it was concluded that the formulation could be very promising alternative for the topical or transdermal treatment of skin diseases.

Indexed as

GelsAnimalsCamphanesChemistry, PharmaceuticalDrug StabilityHydrogen-Ion ConcentrationMiceMonoterpenesViscosityCamphanesGelsisoborneolMonoterpenes

Identifiers

PMID27247965
PMCPMC4876256
OpenAlexW2345688875

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.