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ArticleInsects2020

Physicochemical Characteristics of Four Limonene-Based Nanoemulsions and Their Larvicidal Properties against Two Mosquito Species,

Ioanna Theochari, Athanasios Giatropoulos, Vassiliki Papadimitriou, Vasileios Karras, Georgios Balatsos, Dimitrios Papachristos, Antonios Michaelakis

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Article in Insects, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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12citing papers in PubMed
4.4field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 31 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ioanna TheochariInstitute of Chemical Biology, National Hellenic Research Foundation, 11635 Athens, Greece.
Athanasios GiatropoulosLaboratory of Efficacy Assessment of Pesticides, Scientific Directorate of Pesticide's Assessment and Phytopharmacy, Benaki Phytopathological Institute, 14561 Kifissia, Greece.
Vassiliki PapadimitriouInstitute of Chemical Biology, National Hellenic Research Foundation, 11635 Athens, Greece.
Vasileios KarrasScientific Directorate of Entomology and Agricultural Zoology, Benaki Phytopathological Institute, 14561 Kifissia, Greece.
Georgios BalatsosScientific Directorate of Entomology and Agricultural Zoology, Benaki Phytopathological Institute, 14561 Kifissia, Greece.
Dimitrios PapachristosScientific Directorate of Entomology and Agricultural Zoology, Benaki Phytopathological Institute, 14561 Kifissia, Greece.
Antonios MichaelakisScientific Directorate of Entomology and Agricultural Zoology, Benaki Phytopathological Institute, 14561 Kifissia, Greece.
Benaki Phytopathological Institute · GRNational Hellenic Research Foundation · GR

Funding

LIFE + Environment Policy and Governance LIFE12 ENV/GR/000466
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Negative impacts on the environment from the continuous use of synthetic insecticides against mosquitoes has driven research towards more ecofriendly products. Phytochemicals, classified as low-risk substances, have been recognized as potential larvicides of mosquitoes; however, problems related to water solubility and stability are limiting factors for their use in mosquito control programs in the field. In this context, many researchers have focused on formulating essential oils in nanoemulsions, exploiting innovative nanotechnology. In the current study, we prepared 4 (R)-(+)-limonene oil-in-water nanoemulsions using low and high energy methods, and we evaluated their physicochemical characteristics (e.g., viscosity, stability, mean droplet diameter, polydispersity index) and their bioactivity against larvae of two mosquito species of great medical importance, namely,

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Aedes albopictusCulex pipiens molestusdynamic light scattering (DLS)electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopylarvicideslimonenemosquitoesnanoemulsions

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PMID33126682
PMCPMC7693712
OpenAlexW3096056953

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